SANTA CLARA – It’s typical that the defense is ahead of the offense in the early days of training camp, especially when a new offense is being installed.
And that was certainly the case on Tuesday as the 49ers held their first padded practice of training camp.
The right side of the 49ers’ offensive line struggled immensely, and quarterbacks Colin Kaepernick, Blaine Gabbert and Dylan Thompson could rarely get their feet set in the pocket and were constantly on the run. If the defense were allowed to deliver hits on the quarterbacks, Kaepernick, Gabbert and Thompson would have certainly had plenty of grass stains and bruises.