Niners are Banking on Tank in 2014
After sitting out his entire rookie season, 49ers defensive lineman Cornelius "Tank" Carradine is eager to make some plays in 2014.But the former Florida State standout isn't counting 2013 as a wasted year. Far from it. Though he couldn't play while recovering from a knee injury in his senior season with the Seminoles, Carradine was able to learn a lot from veterans Justin Smith and Ray McDonald, the 49ers' defensive ends in San Francisco's 3-4 scheme."I just tried to follow their lead," Carradine recently told Taylor Price of 49ers.com. "Even though I wasn't out there playing, I was able to pick it up mentally. I got to see how to be a pro by how they did things. Now I know how to prepare for practice, prepare in the offseason and get ready for camp and things like that."The addition of Carradine to the 49ers defense will be one of the team's biggest additions this coming season. Carradine – who could spell both Smith and McDonald – will help give the 49ers a deep defensive line corps that also could include nose tackles Glenn Dorsey and Ian Williams, Tony Jerod-Eddie, Quinton Dial and Demarcus Dobbs.Carradine, who had 16½ sacks in two seasons at Florida State,...
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