Camera-Shy

Right now I'm watching the replay-challenge of Freddie Mitchell's touchdown during the third quarter of the Minnesota-Philly game. Viewing the replays over and over, I once again wonder: why don't the networks permanently set up a camera directly on the goal line? Through the years, we have seen so many challenges and controversies about whether a player got the ball across the plane of the goal line. But in situations like today, we have to deal with a camera that's placed 10 yards behind the action, preventing the viewer from getting the correct depth perception on the play. Tennis and postseason baseball telecasts already have camera's set up for these "is it in or out" disputes and I can't understand why football broadcasters have been so slow on the uptake. Do us a favor and stop putting all your resources into the wacky cable-rigged overhead cams and provide something that's actually useful to the viewer and referee alike.