MNF Is Taking Broadcasts To A Whole New Level, Literally

LA TIMES- Booger McFarland will have the best seat at Fedex Field on Thursday when the Washington Redskins host the New York Jets in an exhibition game. He’ll be riding in an elevated chair that will be positioned over the line of scrimmage for each snap, giving him a God’s-eye view of the action. He’ll be transported up and down the sideline by a cart equipped with an outreached arm that supports a two-seat platform, one seat for McFarland and the other for a camera operator.

The network, which debuts the technology Thursday night, is working out the kinks before its “Monday Night Football” broadcasts in the regular season. It will unveil the dual cart at Jets-Redskins, and next week will test a cart that transports only McFarland.

There’s no other way to put it: this is really fucking cool. Booger McFarland is going to be floating 10 feet above the line of scrimmage like some sort of football angel, giving us an up close and personal, bird’s eye analysis of every single play.

Absolutely brilliant.

Not only does this provide us with a never-been-done-before POV, the many unknowns – weather, unstable moving chairs, field inconsistencies- are sure to be entertaining wildcards. That and the fact Booger is actually afraid of heights. NBD.

“I do have a fear of heights. That’s why it’s going to be a good thing that I’m watching and analyzing football. Because if I was just sitting there and had the opportunity to look down, I’d probably be freaking out. My family can tell you I’m not really a guy that likes roller coasters. I don’t like going on Ferris wheels. I’ve got a six-feet rule; I like my feet no more than five, six feet from the ground at all times.”

Well the chair floats 10-feet in the air, so…

MNF = must watch TV