Less May be More for Carradine This Season
It's possible that Cornellius "Tank" Carradine may never be an impact player in the NFL.Though he was a second-round draft pick by the 49ers in 2013, the former Florida State defensive end – who once was compared to Justin Tuck as an NFL prospect – has had a less-than-stellar start to his pro career. Because of an ACL injury suffered in his final college season he didn't play as a rookie, appeared in just nine games in 2014 and played in 14 in 2015. In three seasons he's had just four sacks.But 49ers general manager Trent Baalke – who drafted Carradine – believes the 6-foot-4 27-year-old may finally be ready to make more of an impact in 2016 because he'll be less tank-like.In speaking with reporters this week, Baalke says Carradine has dropped from 296 to 273 pounds and is showing again the quickness that made him a nice pass rusher with the Seminoles."Yesterday he was beating most of the guys," Baalke said, according to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee. "In fact, I think he won several of the bag drills, the competitions that they're doing. Lighter than he's been since college. He's got more speed, more quickness than he's had since college."Baalke...
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