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The Raiders should model their front seven after the 49ers’ fearsome unit

The Raiders season has been over for two weeks now, but the NFL playoffs march on, and now only four teams remain in the hunt for the Lombardi trophy.

In an effort to look at what the Raiders can learn from the last teams standing, we’ll be discussing a few lessons that can be learned regarding how each franchise found themselves one game away from a Super Bowl appearance.

The San Francisco 49ers were the NFL’s most improved team this season, and one of the biggest reasons for their turnaround from No. 2 overall draft slot to NFC Championship game host is their commitment to building a modern front seven.