The Gloves Are Off in Oakland, Time for Some Contact Sports

The players that have been going through the motions these last four days will finally get their chance to put the lessons to use.

Monday, Oakland's players will get to put on the pads and take turns using what they learned earlier: how to get an inside cut on the linebacker, how to block out a blitzing player, how to call an audible, how to shift, and how to work as a team.

For some, the last four days have been pointless. After all, camps like the 49ers across the bay are already in a hitting mode. For others, it's a good refresher course to get everyone on the same page.

I, for one, think the learning experience helps these players...you wouldn't drop a fourth grader in with a Calculus class and expect him to know everything, would you?

By having everyone ...

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