The picture outside at defensive end is just as promising. Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis are both playing great football, and give the Colts a Pro Bowl pass rushing tandem. The addition of first round draft pick Jerry Hughes in the 2010 NFL Draft increases the strength of the Colts already feared pass rush.
Hughes will likely become a unique part of the team’s defensive scheme, giving the defense alignment options it has not had previously. May more important, Hughes provides the Colts with security behind Mathis and Freeney that it has not had before.
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