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Originally Posted by sherck
Pretty sure he meant DeMarcus Lawrence from the Cowgirls as a free agent. Also Frank Clark from SEA and Dee Ford from KC as free agents.
None of those guys are tweeners; they are all pure outside pass rush Freeney want-a-bees.
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Clark is listed at 6'3" 265, as is DeMarcus Lawrence, and top rush trait for both players is their length. They both timed fairly slow for DEs as well (each ran a ~4.8 40). They've obviously both had success as outside rushers, but neither is going to be mistaken for Dwight Freeney any time soon (though Freeney was sort of one of a kind, 6'1" 270 DEs that run a 4.4 40 don't happen often). These are the types of players the Colts will likely look for, DE/DT types in the 6'3"-6'7" 260-300 range who have long arms and large wingspans. I mentioned about 5 players earlier who fit this mold, several of which had good Senior Bowl weeks, which seems to influence Ballard. Charles Omenihu is the one who most fits this bill IMO.
The other type of DE they might look for is one in the Robert Mathis type mold, a player with good speed and pass rush skill who might be considered slightly undersized for traditional 4-3 DE (6'2" 250 ~4.5 40 type of player). That's what they tried to draft in Kemoko Turay. Dee Ford fits this mold perfectly.