"For most of the Oakland Raiders, the first few days of training camp under coach Tom Cable are like nothing theyve been through before as football players.
Quarterbacks are forbidden to pass the ball in seven-on-seven drills. They practice barking out audibles in the corner of the field while their teammates do other drills. The whistle blows almost as soon as the ball is handed off as coaches make sure each player is in the right spot. And then the process repeats itself.
It seemed like it was weird at first when he talked about the concept, but you go through it and its a great concept, linebacker Isaiah Ekejiuba(notes) said. Were doing a lot of learning, get all the mistakes out the way.
The Raiders spent Saturday participating in their third straight day of what Cable has called a learning-intensive approach to football, eschewing pads, contact and running actual plays in favor of drilling fundamentals in this outdoor classroom in wine country.
Fullback Lorenzo Neal(notes) told Cable he hadnt seen anything like it in 17 years in the NFL. The approach is in stark contrast to what the Raiders cross-bay rivals are doing under coach Mike Singletary. The 49ers opened camp Saturday with two contact practices in pads as Singletary tries to instill a physical mentality with his team.
Cable says there is plenty of time for hitting later in camp, in preseason games and the regular season. So for the first four days of his camp, hes focusing on the mental part of the game."
Raiders adjust to different camp under Cable - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
Quarterbacks are forbidden to pass the ball in seven-on-seven drills. They practice barking out audibles in the corner of the field while their teammates do other drills. The whistle blows almost as soon as the ball is handed off as coaches make sure each player is in the right spot. And then the process repeats itself.
It seemed like it was weird at first when he talked about the concept, but you go through it and its a great concept, linebacker Isaiah Ekejiuba(notes) said. Were doing a lot of learning, get all the mistakes out the way.
The Raiders spent Saturday participating in their third straight day of what Cable has called a learning-intensive approach to football, eschewing pads, contact and running actual plays in favor of drilling fundamentals in this outdoor classroom in wine country.
Fullback Lorenzo Neal(notes) told Cable he hadnt seen anything like it in 17 years in the NFL. The approach is in stark contrast to what the Raiders cross-bay rivals are doing under coach Mike Singletary. The 49ers opened camp Saturday with two contact practices in pads as Singletary tries to instill a physical mentality with his team.
Cable says there is plenty of time for hitting later in camp, in preseason games and the regular season. So for the first four days of his camp, hes focusing on the mental part of the game."
Raiders adjust to different camp under Cable - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
