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Defensive Ends
Vonnie Holliday
I'm surprised no one has picked up this guy. He has been a quality DT and effective starter for many seasons. Holliday averaged seven sacks in the nine seasons he has held a starting job.
He was a highly sought after FA coming from Green Bay, where he averaged eight sacks per season and ended up signing with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was recently a contributor to the Dolphins 2008 turnaround, stepping up his play, tallying 46 tackles, and 3.5 sacks.
He was cut after failed contract negotiations this past off-season.
Someone is going to sign him and he could land a starting job on several teams. He is getting up there in age, (33) but still has enough in the tank to be a solid starter.
Plausible Destination: Seattle Seahawks
With the seven million dollars in cap room the Seahawks have not been counting the rookie pool, I would love to see them go after a guy like Holliday.
Adding him would give the DL tremendous depth and would shadow what the New York Giants are doing with making their DL rotation so deep.
Holliday would give the Seahawks additional insurance in case Pro Bowl DE Patrick Kerney's shoulder begins to ail him again.
They would not have to resort to putting in rookie DE Lawrence Jackson or the bipolar Darryl Tapp.
Josh Thomas
In a limited backup capacity, Thomas managed to scrap together a 26 tackle average the last three seasons for the Colts.
Given an expanded role he could be gold in a rotational role for someone. He's only 27, so he has plenty of potential upside and could blossom into a quality starter if given the right opportunity.
Plausible Destination: Denver Broncos
They need all the help they can get on the front seven—it is a mess.
He has just enough size to be a 3-4 DE (280 lbs.) and could step in and be a starter for the Broncos.
He would go along side the projected starter NT Ronald Fields. A starting three of Thomas, Fields, and Dumervil is not spectacular, but should help raise their near dead last rankings in every statistical defensive category.
Kalimba Edwards
Recently a cap causality of the Oakland Raiders, Edwards is a serviceable starter who is a proven commodity. Just last season he racked up 48 tackles and five sacks in only ten starts.
He is only 29 years old and still has some quality years ahead of him before the tires take on too much tread.
Plausible Destination: Washington Redskins
After cutting veteran DE Jason Taylor, their options to fill his void are 13, and 12 year veterans Phillip Daniels and Renaldo Wynn.
At the very least, Edwards gives them some depth and the potential upside to upend one of these over the hill veterans. After adding the $100 million dollar man Albert Haynesworth, surrounding him with some more pieces would help stabilize the front line.
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