Look for "Fake Roughing The Passer" on the Bengals.

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(01-26-2023, 01:59 AM)michaelsean Wrote: Yes I’m pretty sure the Bengals won the penalty battle by a lot. Probably so the NFL could really stick it to them this week. Clever sumbitches.

I think after his first year Zac saw that as an issue when he first got here and decided to squash that once and for all. No more off-sides, false starts, encroachments, etc., things that we can control pre-snap. Then next was position, technique, and timing - post-snap. Put them together and refs can't call shit anymore without it being too obvious. We still are on the bad side of 50/50 (close or bang-bang) calls, and that would give the refs leeway to call how they see fit. But we are still way better than when before Zac got here.