With this footage we get to see stunning acts of athleticism up close, and feel the intensity and speed of the action around the ball. There are brief "establishing" shots of a larger area of the field, usually just before the ball is snapped, but mostly we are treated to a variety of medium and tight shots from various tracking cameras. When we watch football on TV, the networks tend to follow the ball, showing us only the immediate action around it.
But whether the NFL should or shouldn't allow fans to see certain footage is secondary to why they aren't showing it and what this says about us. Media as varied as the Wall Street Journal, major sports blogs like Deadspin, even social commentary sites like the Good Men Project, and untold numbers of bloggers and commenters have all weighed in on this issue. Call it the great All 22 Controversy of 2011.
This NFL season a new controversy has emerged among pro football fans: a growing resentment over the content the NFL and the networks won't share with the television audience.
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