Franchise Tag prices (Runyan discussion)

[jroceagles]

can the Jets even afford Runyan...I thought they were tight and they have to pay a #4 draft pick!

I AM HERE!!!

[PhillyPhreak54]

Hello, jroc.

Go to the Asian Porn thread in the General section an introduce yourself to the board.

[Beermonkey]

I AM HERE!!!

Congratulations on your epic odyssey through the internet!!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

You'd think the Eagles FO knows they have to bring Runyan back.  You'd think.

[sharpie]

He has a 20 acre spread in Mount Laurel NJ and he keeps adding to it. His house is getting redone. I cant see anyway possible Runyan is going anywhere. Just suprised at this point other teams havent been interested in him beside the Jets or Pats. As stated here before, hes going to NY to get a number to bring back to the Eagles.

With all the heat on the F.O. it would be a disaster to let Jon go. Hes popular w/ Eagle fans and he has been by far the best FA acquisition this F.O. has ever made. PAY HIM GODDAMMIT!

[Geowhizzer]

He has a 20 acre spread in Mount Laurel NJ and he keeps adding to it. His house is getting redone. I cant see anyway possible Runyan is going anywhere. Just suprised at this point other teams havent been interested in him beside the Jets or Pats. As stated here before, hes going to NY to get a number to bring back to the Eagles.

With all the heat on the F.O. it would be a disaster to let Jon go. Hes popular w/ Eagle fans and he has been by far the best FA acquisition this F.O. has ever made. PAY HIM GODDAMMIT!

Even better than Mike McMahon?

[Diomedes]

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Congratulations on your epic odyssey through the internet!!

[Eaglez]

Although I agree that players are usually only in it for the cash, plus the NFLPA pushes players to sign the lucrative contracts to up the market price for everyone else.

But I think Big Jon will stay with the Eagles because the Jets are in shambles and signing there really won't do him any good if he's only planning on playing for another 2 years. Even though we were 6-10 last year we were decimated by injuries and had the TO fiasco looming over our heads. Just by virtue of the Eagles getting healthy and having TO put behind them makes them division contenders and probably conference contenders. Who scares you in the NFC? It's a soft conference.

I can't see Runyan wearing Jet green unless he has some personal ties within the Jets organization, like a long time coach or friend. That is, of course, if the Eagles match the Jets or come awfully close. If the Eagles don't shell out some money, of course he walks.

[General_Failure]

I'm not looking forward to a Runyanless line next year.

[PhillyGirl]

I think Dogra is using the Jets to push the Eagles into action...

My exact thoughts when I read that.

[ice grillin you]

you have to believe the eagles know they have him...because as pompous and condecending as this FO can be its hard to believe with all this money even they would let runyan go...but if ends up that runyan leaves because the eagles showed no real interest in resigning him then novacare should be taklen over by a torch carrying mob

as for runyan wanting a ring...gimme a break...only one team wins a ring each year...and that team is never the eagles...however many players get paid every year and runyan wants to be one of them...to think otherwise is to be naive

[PhillyPhreak54]

Free agent Runyan to visit Jets today

The right tackle is also talking to the Birds. His goal is to stay near home and also get a good deal.

By Bob Brookover
Inquirer Staff Writer

The Eagles have spoken to Jon Runyan, but it's the New York Jets who will get a Long Island visit from the imposing right tackle today.

Runyan, an unrestricted free agent, seemed only mildly encouraged about his conversations with the Eagles.

"We're talking a little bit," he said yesterday after returning from a vacation in the Cayman Islands. "We just started the process."

What exactly does that mean?

"They returned my phone call," said Runyan, who is represented by agent Ben Dogra. "I guess something is better than nothing."

Runyan, 32, said this is likely to be his last NFL contract, and it is clear that he would like to remain with the Eagles if the price is right. Barring that, he wants to remain as close to his Mount Laurel home as possible.

"I think that's one of the biggest reasons we're starting up there" at the Jets' headquarters in Hempstead, N.Y., Runyan said. "We're trying to stay around here, but there are only so many teams around here."

The Jets happen to be one of the teams in the market for a right tackle, after releasing Jason Fabini last month. The Dallas Cowboys signed Fabini on Saturday.

Baltimore is another possible destination for Runyan if the 6-foot-7, 330-pound tackle wants to stay close to home. The Ravens released Orlando Brown last week. Tony Pashos replaced Brown in the middle of last season, so the Ravens may not be looking for a right tackle.

It is not known what kind of deal it will take to sign Runyan. The free-agent market for right tackles has not been that active. Fabini, in fact, has probably been the most notable right tackle to sign with another team, and he received a modest three-year deal that guarantees only $4.5 million.

Runyan, who signed a six-year, $30.5 million deal with the Eagles in 2000, made $4.9 million last season even after taking a pay cut. The Eagles paid Runyan $9.5 million in signing and roster bonuses on his last contract, and he rewarded them by playing 96 straight regular-season games and 12 postseason games.

Though Runyan isn't going to get a deal as lucrative as his last one, he is still hoping to get a decent contract.

"I'm open to anything - two, three or four years - as long as the money is right," he said.

Birds or Jets: Runyan gauging interest

By LES BOWEN
bowenl@phillynews.com

Jon Runyan said there has been more dialogue about a new contract with the Eagles over the past several days than before, but Runyan isn't sure that means he is headed for another stint with the Birds.

"There's more going on than there was a week ago, but I can't say that we're closer than we were a week ago," Runyan said yesterday, after returning from a vacation in the Cayman Islands.

In fact, the 32-year-old free-agent offensive tackle said he plans to visit today with the New York Jets. Runyan said he wasn't sure how to gauge the Jets' interest level, either.

One theory has been that the Eagles wanted to see what the market was for Runyan, an extraordinarily durable player who is getting toward the end of his career, before they decided how seriously to pursue bringing him back. There isn't much else available on the free-agent market. Runyan is by far the most high-profile offensive lineman remaining unsigned.

"There's not a lot of tackles signing for big money. Who's to say what the market is?" Runyan said.

When the Birds were unable to sign center LeCharles Bentley, instead losing him to Cleveland, that might have made them less likely to try to move right guard Shawn Andrews outside to Runyan's spot this season; they could need Andrews inside.

Runyan is using the Jets to set his market. Get an offer from NY and then the ball is in the Eagles court.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Let's hope you're right.  I wouldn't be surprised if the Jets gave him a good offer, and he simply took it.  This is on the Eagles front office for playing it "cool" and allowing Runyan to shop his wares elsewhere.  If he feels like the Jets value him more highly, he won't hesitate to take the deal.

Think what you want, but the Eagles have given up the upper hand in this situation.

[SunMo]

the Eagles made Runyan take a pay-cut last year, for no other reason than because they could.  i won't be surprised if Runyan doesn't give them last shot to match an offer.  the Jets are close enough to his home that he doesn't have to worry about moving.

[ice grillin you]

only this front office could ask one of its most beloved and best players take a pay cut one year before his contract is up....and the next year when the contract is up not reward him with a healthy new deal when they have gobs of money available