But this technology has definitely put us one step closer to bridging the gap to a level playing field. There's just so much involved in the communication, not just the communication between us, but communication with officials - you know, stopping when the whistle blows. GOLDSTEIN: There will never be a level playing field for us. INSKEEP: The coach is also realistic about the challenges that players face. ![]() But if this kid at high school or middle school had this technology, they'd be able to show what they got. And you know, if you're on offense - a lot of our kids didn't get to play offense because, you know, if there's an audible involved, maybe he's a lineman, he's not getting the play. GOLDSTEIN: Half of our team went to a mainstream hearing school where they were the only deaf or hard-of-hearing kids on the team and not being able to communicate with your coach or having an interpreter sign the plays in for you. Goldstein says this technology could be life changing for players with disabilities. In their game against Hilbert College, Goldstein had no trouble getting his quarterback's attention, and Gallaudet won the game 34 to 20, ending a four-game losing streak. MARTIN: But that was not an issue this weekend. The university's head coach, Chuck Goldstein, says that can pose challenges on the field.ĬHUCK GOLDSTEIN: Once I call a play, maybe I want to get my quarterback's attention and I want to change the play or, you know, something I need to talk to him about, and he's not looking at me, you know, we're stuck. This adds to the American Sign Language that is used at Gallaudet University, which is a school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The play then appears on a see-through digital screen inside the helmet, then hike. The device sends the information to the quarterback. The coach will select a play using a tablet. STEFAN ANDERSON: (Through interpreter) When I first put on the helmet and I first saw the play, it felt like the world just instantly lifted off of my shoulders. ![]() This is a former Gallaudet linebacker, Stefan Anderson, describing via a sign language interpreter the sensation of using the helmet in an AT&T promotional video. Over the weekend, Gallaudet University partnered with AT&T and tested a potential solution - what's called the 5G helmet. But what about players who are deaf or hard of hearing? If you want more projection-based plays, you can find my projections for every Fantasy-relevant player on Sportsline.In football - American football is what I mean - communication between the coach and the quarterback is essential, which is why almost all quarterbacks have helmets with an audio receiver so the coach can let them know what play to run. Last week, my projections had Justin Fields back as a QB1. Besides, if ever a revenge game were to mean something it would be in a guys first start in his old stadium against the QB that the team drafted to replace him. I would start him this week over Stroud, Dak Prescott, Geno Smith, and many others. ![]() And Minshew has lived around 20 Fantasy points for most of his career as a starter. Minshew is a different story.Įvery quarterback that has faced the Jaguars, other than Desmond Ridder, has scored at least 22 Fantasy points. The only way you should be starting Garoppolo is if you're ina. No quarterback has scored 20 Fantasy points against them this season and they've played Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts, and Dak Prescott. The truth is, from a Fantasy perspective Garoppolo's matchup against the Patriots doesn't look that fun either. ![]() It is at least possible we also see Tyrod Taylor against the Buffalo Bills, but that matchup isn't quite as exciting. This week we have at least two of thos matchups with Gardner Minshew facing the Jaguars in Jacksonville in a battle for first place in the division while Jimmy Garoppolo and the Raiders host Bill Belichick and the Patriots. One of our favorite narratives on the Fantasy Football Today podcast is the revenge game narrative, where a player faces his former team.
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