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We, Browns fans, have read about how well respected this coaching staff is, the head coach won "Coach of the Year" in his first season, the line coach is talked and written about as a genius. AND, although the head coach warned last year isn't this year, WE, the fan's were not expecting 4-4 so far. GETTING to the point, who is accountable for all the penalties. The players play, yet the coaches are suppose to prepare them for playing. I want bone headed penalties to COST the million dollar athletes. When you stop a drive with stupidity, it should cost you in your wallet and put them on the bench....JMHO. The coaches own some of this too.....we are leading the league in penalties. Or close to it, games are lost due to it...make sure accountability is done in practice not just with lip service......GO Browns!!!!

There's a new collegiality among NFL players now that wasn't nearly as prevalent in the old days, probably because of the money players make now. On a similar play to the one you described back in the late 70's/early 80's, Jack Lambert took a similar cheap shot on Brian Sipe at the sideline and he immediately disappeared under a sea of Browns' jerseys. Lambert came out of that pile staggering, with the ear hole of his helmet covering part of his face - a message to opponents trying to take out your QB was sent. Not the case any more. Now we have love fests on the field after the game; jersey exchanges, gold shoes gifted to oppo QBs, and losers yukking it up with the guys who just kicked their ass.

I watched that replay over a couple of times, and still can't see why he was flagged

I thought it was the refs making up for not throwing the flag on Clowney for the Burrow hit. As little as that makes sense, it makes more sense than anything that happened in the scrum after.

Apparently it is tough for some of our DL.

I watched it without sound but from the replay, he didn't appear to do anything any more egregious than what 4 or 5 other guys were doing. Unless he said something..

It just struck me as odd that the whole Bengals OL charged over right up against the Browns sideline and started jawing and the Browns got the penalty.

we should hold the refs accountable