Penalties are going to happen. And I feel most fans here are pretty reasonable and logical when it comes to that fact of life.

I think what's killing us, well, at least killing me is WHEN the penalties occur. The volume is pretty high. But it's those damn false starts, holds and hands to the face ones that crush us. And they tend to happen when the team is picking up momentum and they've crossed into enemy territory.

If it's anything that the coaches need to work on. It's those particular occurrences more than anything that needs to be addressed. When you're backed up a little bit. Sure, try to be a little bit more aggressive in the trenches and pray that nobody sees it and paints the field yellow. But once you get to the 50 yard line and you're beginning to march into at least field goal territory.

Dial it back just a little bit. Take your time. Keep your hands in front of you and try not to over extend or reach too much. It's happened in every game this year. Situational awareness needs to get better. But it's going to happen. Especially with this offense. It's still young overall. I think the oldest player we have on offense is Jeremy Parnell. The rest of those guys out there barely have four years each in the NFL and they've barely started.

I think it's not mentioned enough with Marrone though. What he's done with that offensive line is pretty impressive. We've had a few missing pieces here and there due to injuries and they've tried to keep the rotation as clean and healthy as possible in a pinch. They'll get better over time this year.

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