Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary
Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary: Pro Day Workout
By Tank Carder, as told to Charlie Campbell - @draftcampbell
WalterFootball.com is proud to introduce our 2012 NFL Draft Diary with TCU linebacker Tank Carder. Throughout the draft process, Tank will be sharing his experience with the readers of WalterFootball.com. Tank will hit on the East-West Shrine Game experience, team interviews, the NFL Scouting Combine, his pro day, pre-draft visits, and of course, his draft day experience.
Carder was the Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of they Year the past two seasons. He also was the Rose Bowl Defensive MVP in TCU's win over Wisconsin at the end of the 2010 season.
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Carder totaled 228 tackles with 25 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks, 19 passes broken up and four interceptions with three returned for touchdowns in his collegiate career. Carder is a hard-nosed football player who should have an interesting draft experience in 2012.
WalterFootball.com would like to thank Tank Carder for his participation. We would also like to thank Tank's agent, Kelli Masters of KMM Sports, for helping to facilitate Tank's draft diary. Carder and Masters are readers of this Web site, so it was a natural fit to approach them about having Tank's draft diary here. We are thrilled to have Tank share his journey with all of you. Now, let's let Tank take over. |
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There wasn't much of a break between the NFL Scouting Combine and my Pro Day, but fortunately the Combine went well so I didn't have to worry about retesting a lot. The only Combine test that I did at my Pro Day was a vertical jump. At the Combine I had a 34.5 and at my Pro Day it was 36 inches. I did the field drills. I started out a little slow and sketchy, but I warmed up and finished strong.
All around, I think it went well. In the field drills, I did work at middle and outside linebacker. For middle linebacker we did things like taking on and shedding blocks. At outside linebacker we did dropping into the flat, coming back over the top, coming back inside, looking for the ball and things like that. There were only three of us and we all worked together and it was fun.
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After the workout I spoke with the scout from the Buffalo Bills for a while. There were a couple other scouts that I spoke with, but we did a lot of meetings at the East-West and the Combine so they have a lot of information on me at this point. There isn't much more that they can get. I've told them everything I possibly could at this point. I've had nothing to hide or explain, so I've been straightforward with the teams. Right now it is more fun for me to get to know them. I enjoy hearing about their schemes and meeting the coaches. It is a lot of fun to build those relationships.
With the Combine and Pro Day done, I'm working out to stay in shape and get ready for next season. I have some visits coming up in April, and I'm just staying in tip-top shape. My trainer Todd Durkin says never to be more than two weeks out of peak shape. At the same time, I've been training and moderating to make sure I don't kill it too much. We have mini-camps and offseason workouts after the draft, so I'm preparing for those. I want to be sure that I'm ready to help the team that drafts me from day one. I can't wait for that. |
Tank Carder - listed in Round 3 of our 2012 NFL Mock Draft.
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Off the field, I'm just spending time with my family. I put all my time into football and family. It is definitely a different lifestyle not managing school in there, and I'm loving the focus being on football.
The journey to the draft is nearing an end, and I can't wait to land with a team and get to work for them.
Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary: Home
Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary: Pro Day Workout - 4/3
Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary: 2012 NFL Scouting Combine - 3/28
Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary: Combine Training II - 2/23
Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary: Combine Training - 2/2
Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary: East-West Shrine Recap - 1/26
Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary: East-West Shrine Game - 1/20
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Jose Gallegos
08-12-2012
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Hey Tank,
You are a great player and will be a huge asset to the Bills defense. Stay strong and keep your head up, and show everyone in the NFL that you got what it takes to be one of the best. We know you will make us all back here in Funkytown Fort Worth proud know you were a Horned Frog! We will definitely miss your presence on the field this year here at Amon Carter stadium. Jose' "The Mailman"
Cody
04-25-2012
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BUFFALO BILLS
cleese, john
04-03-2012
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he's got 10 yr vet written all over him. teams win super bowls with players of his ilk.
Barker
04-03-2012
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Awesome stuff Tank! Cool feature. I hope the Lions draft you. They need a linebacker like you.
Allen Kellogg
03-21-2012
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Way to go Tank! Make TCU proud!
Josh Beard
03-04-2012
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Way to go Tank! So proud of you!!!!
Joe DeSantis
03-02-2012
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Thanks for the Rosw Bowl memories. My son and I will miss yelling Tank at TCU games. Will look forward to you having a long and prosperous NFL career.
Best regards, Joe and Joseph
darum
02-23-2012
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did he say 18 natural lbs of muscle in 6 weeks? didnt think that was possible.
@Charlie
02-23-2012
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Please fix the typo in the second sentence. This site is better than that. I played against Tank in college and he was an intense guy. Would have loved to have him on our squad. Good luck at the combine.
RossMcR
02-23-2012
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Good Luck Tank! Become a Saint!!
TC
02-16-2012
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Tank I've watched you all thru college and taken classes with you at TCU, and I fell in love with you when you first spoke to me. I watched you play every game, and some during practice. Just to shy to tell you what a crush I have on you, hope you with keep in contact with me now and in the future, and I will always be your #1 FAN, and watch you NFL Career. Please email me at: rthawser@yahoo.com. I would love to talk with you one-on-one.
AJ
02-07-2012
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Tank I seriously hope the Rams draft you. You're exactly the kind of player any organization could use.
mattfromsweeny
02-06-2012
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my cousin played with tank in highschool and said he is a great person and player! i hope he goes to dallas or houston!
Carolyn A
02-06-2012
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We have watched you for 3 yrs. with TCU and are still watching to see where you are going to be drafted. Congradulations and good luck at the combine.
Cael C.
02-05-2012
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You are going to bring heart and character to any team. Any team will be lucky to have you. No matter where you go, I will be a fan.
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