And now Tank Carder?!!!

[X-Era]

Awesome 5th round!

Just give me Jeff Fuller in the 6th and I'm set.

This is another awesome pick. Carder is a great player. Love that he will push Shepp.

[Ed]

I just love that we have a guy named Tank.

[elltrain22]

On paper, this is the best draft in the last 10 years.

[MidnightVoice]

I have been hoping and hoping we would draft him. A LB named Tank.....

[ddaryl]

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/profiles/tank-carder?id=2533029

fastest 3 cone drill, fastest 20 yd shuttle AND fastest 60 yd shuttle of LB's at the combine

[YardRat]

Positives: Heady player who always seems to be at the right place at the right time. Attacks ball carriers in a hurry if a lane opens up in front of him. Regularly flows to the ball using the correct attack angle. Dips shoulder or attacks blockers directly when filling gaps. Can anchor to maintain the line of scrimmage. Identifies and avoids pulling guards and fights off multiple blockers in traffic using lateral quickness and strong hands to find his way to the ball carrier. Will hurdle trash on the ground to get into the backfield. Underrated athlete capable of covering running backs out of the backfield. Regularly breaks up passes. Possesses the length and aggressive nature to be a solid
tackler. Strikes ball carriers with reckless abandon. Good closing speed and strong hands to be effective as a blitzer.

Weaknesses: Loses the ball and overruns plays at times, sometimes because he is attacking his assigned gap and other times because he is asked to be so aggressive. Lacks great upper-body bulk to keep from being engulfed by NFL-caliber linemen. Fair in dropping into his zone, but could be a bit more fluid moving backwards. Has only adequate upper-body strength to corral stronger ball carriers in the open field. Lacks pass-rush moves.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1273666/tank-carder

[BillsOverDolphins]

Good stuff

[BuffaloBlakely14]

On paper, this is the best draft in the last 10 years.

There is no doubt about that...this is an unreal offseason

[DraftBoy]

http://www.buffalobillsdraft.com/2012/04/5th-round-147th-overall-olb-tank-carder-tcu/


The their 2nd pick in the 5th Round the Bills selected LB Tank Carder who we project to play OLB on the weak side. Carder was one of the Bills first announced pre-draft visitors so its clear their interest in him has been high for a while.

[elltrain22]

Hi balling we have already drafted 4 starters next year, and even the pessimist will say we've at least drafted 2 or 3 starters. This is unreal!!

[Oaf]

Not that this matters an iota, but best name since Takeo Spikes. Sorry Moats.

[DraftBoy]

Added the videos, the combine results, and his stats.

http://www.buffalobillsdraft.com/2012/04/5th-round-147th-overall-olb-tank-carder-tcu/

[Meathead]

in the sixth round the buffalo bills select ... bazooka joe

[X-Era]

I love that we added guys who will seriously push starters in the LB corp. At a minimum, our depth just got much much better. And it will not surprise me at all if both Bradham and Carder end up as starters early.

[DraftBoy]

I love that we added guys who will seriously push starters in the LB corp. At a minimum, our depth just got much much better. And it will not surprise me at all if both Bradham and Carder end up as starters early.

Carder will take some time coming out of that 4-2-5 scheme. He'll have to learn all new terminology, assignments, and positioning.

[Oaf]

Is this guy another Danny Batten?

[wmoz11]

Instant ST contributor, I would think.

Oaf - completely different player than Batten, IMO. More physical, less speed, more of a tackler. Just a really productive guy against much better competition than anything Batten faced.

[DraftBoy]

Is this guy another Danny Batten?

Nope, pure LB not a DE convert.

[ServoBillieves]

CALLED IT! Buying that jersey...

[DesertFox24]

They mentioned that Carder will be an OLB.

[justasportsfan]

Tank sounds better than Wang ,Wood. Good thing we didn't draft Adcock

[DraftBoy]

They mentioned that Carder will be an OLB.

He can play inside and outside, but to me at least is a better fit a WLB.

[Beebe]

Now he's the guy I keep seeing on everybody's mock draft picks.BILL fans know was up,just like last year everybody wanted the BILLS to draft MATHEWS lil brother including me.

[Mad Bomber]

Anybody named TANK is OK by me. I am just amazed at the acumen that Buddy has shown in this draft. It doesn't seem like the Bills of the past....it actually seems that these guys know what the F*** they are doing.

[Thief]

Hi balling we have already drafted 4 starters next year, and even the pessimist will say we've at least drafted 2 or 3 starters. This is unreal!!4? Its a good draft, but I see 1, maybe 2.

[JCBills]

Is this guy another Danny Batten?

What?