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We will have to agree to disagree on this.
Tell me how they could have kept Freeney and Mathis without a CBA. The only reason they could afford to sign Mathis to a long term deal last year was because of the new CBA. Otherwise, he would have played under a one year RFA tender.
Going into this offseason both Mathis and Freeney would be two of the top five free agents. The Colts can franchise only one and the other one would get the most free agent attention and money out of anyone other than Nate Clements. How in the world could the Colts keep both? They couldn't under the old CBA. And if somehow they did, they would be heading for Cap Armageddon the proportions of what the Titans had a few years back because they would have two of the top paid DEs (if not the two top paid), the top paid QB, and two of the top paid WRs. You can't have that many top paid WRs.
I ask you. How could the Colts have kept both Mathis and Freeney under the old CBA? I have told you how it is impossible. Tell me how it is possible without using one would take a hometown discount or something.