01-25-2022, 09:24 AM
(01-25-2022, 09:15 AM)CorpusChristiBengal Wrote: Zac and the boys have to be planning for this, right? Surely with such a lax crew they're telling the OL to hold.
I don't know if the Bengals can change their stripes at this late date in the season, but the Bengals defensive backs should not hesitate to hold Hill and Kelce if it looks like they are going to get free for a big gain. It is just a 5-yard penalty and this crew only called 4 such penalties all year; in other words, they went 3/4 of the games without any called. Doubtful they would call more than one all game.
As far as instructing the offensive line, Pollack should be instructing the offensive line on holding pass rushers as much as they can get away with it. The referee crew called more of those penalties (31), but it is still less than 2 per game, so it is unlikely they get more than 1 such call against them (assuming they get a call of holding against Hendrickson, because he is very often held).
