Franchise Tag prices (Runyan discussion)

[Rome]

It's the whole chick/rabbit dichotomy, Dio.

What hunt is saying, if chicks and rabbits can speak respectfully to one another, why can't we?

[hunt]

It's the whole chick/rabbit dichotomy, Dio.

What hunt is saying, if chicks and rabbits can speak respectfully to one another, why can't we?

thanks for handling this one, romey...i thought my sig was obvious but this is the 2nd time i've been asked about it.

[PhillyPhreak54]

CSN reported that Runyan is visting the JETS tomorrow night.

But that his agent and the Eagles are talking contract too.

[Diomedes]

CSN reported that Runyan is visting the JETS tomorrow night.

Well, at least he'd be out of the conference.  If the Eagles fail to re-sign him, I'll be mad.

killedhisnephew99BIH, thanks for the tip.  Of those two, I'm the wolf.

[rjs246]

CSN reported that Runyan is visting the JETS tomorrow night.

But that his agent and the Eagles are talking contract too.

farging wonderful.

[Diomedes]

Isn't it great, the Eagles have so much cap room.  They're the Gold Standard!!

[The BIGSTUD]

He won't sign with the Jets.

[rjs246]

He won't sign with the Jets.

Why on earth not? They've got money. NYC isn't far from Philly. Of course he would sign with them.

[Rome]

killedhisnephew99BIH

[Geowhizzer]

He won't sign with the Jets.

They give him the money, he'll sign with them.  His (probably) last payday, and he won't have to move his whole family to play for the NJ Jets.

Eagles better pony up some of Scrooge McBanner's gold stash.

[Rome]

The Jets are going to suck ass next year and probably for a couple years after that.

Why would Runyan sign with them if he's only playing for a Ring at this point?  He's got more money than he could ever spend already.

Chances are, the Eagles told him to visit the Jets and find out what they're willing to pay him.  The Eagles can and will match any deal the Jets can offer.

[rjs246]

Why would Runyan sign with them if he's only playing for a Ring at this point? He's got more money than he could ever spend already.

People that are hanging on to this idea that athletes play for anything other than money aren't paying attention. There are the rare couple of course, but they are the minority.

Plus, what on earth would convince Runyan that he has a better chance of winning a championship with the Eagles than he does with any other team? This organization hasn't won a championship in 46 years. They went 6-10 last year. They are showing no interest in drastically upgrading the team. That doesn't indicate an imminent championship to me.

[The BIGSTUD]

I'm not saying he wouldn't sign with them, I'm saying he's not going to. The Eagles will ante up.

He's staying in Philly fellas, relax.

[PhillyPhreak54]

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

[Rome]

Exactly, Phreak.


@ rjs... he basically said last year that his sole reason for playing at this point was the chance to win a Super Bowl ring.  Philly gives him a better chance of doing so with their personnel, coaching staff and ancillary benefits than the Jets ever could.

History doesn't always portend the future either.  Just because the Eagles haven't won a championship in 46 years, that doesn't mean they won't in the 2006 season.  And how exactly do that have to "drastically" improve?  Weren't they in the Super Bowl two years ago with basically this same group of guys?  Don't you think they'll improve even more between now and September?  Don't you think Runyan understands this?

Come on man...