The football version of the demarcation line has arrived for the Las Vegas Raiders. The pads are now on and contact is ever-present in training camp. During the previous practice sessions, coaches noted it’s hard to properly evaluate when it was shells and shorts.
The pads were put on Wednesday and now the coaches can begin to truly assess the pretenders from the contenders — the players who are 53-man roster material and who are merely camp fodder.
“Oh, that’s New Year’s baby. We get to see some fireworks,” veteran running back Brandon Bolden said during his post-camp practice press conference on Tuesday.