RUNYAN RESIGNED!!

[hunt]

Now they put Herremans at LG and Jackson at C and we have ourselves a strong OL.

what? 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Now they put Herremans at LG and Jackson at C and we have ourselves a strong OL.

what? 

I've already explained this. It's OK, I know you don't believe it. Why? I don't know. Since it was blatantly obvious that Jackson was a better C than Fraley and Herremans is a good player. They are both young. But they are better than Fraley and Hicks. Do you doubt that?

Thomas, andrews and Runyan are all guys who have started for awhile now.

[hunt]

here's what i believe...the o-line wasn't very good last season & they're bringing back the same exact guys this season.  yes, they'll shuffle them around a bit...big farging deal.  that's not an upgrade.

[PhillyPhreak54]

The OL wasn't good when Fraley and Hicks were in there. When Jackson and Herremans and Clarke played it was pretty good. Now they'll have Tra back too.

[PhillyGirl]

DON'T FOLLOW THE MONEY ...

When players say it's not about the money, it's always about the money. At least, almost always.

For once, it's absolutely true. Offensive tackle Jon Runyan faced two choices today: He could re-sign with Philadelphia, accepting the Eagles' three-year, $12.5 million contract; or he could defect to the New York Jets, who were willing to pay Runyan double the money in the first year of the contract and millions more over the life of it.

But Runyan couldn't do it. He couldn't leave the home he was building in Mt. Laurel, N.J., for the Jets' training complex on Long Island. He couldn't leave the Philadelphia market in which he felt so comfortable. And he couldn't leave behind his three kids while he commuted to Long Island.

New York general manager Mike Tannenbaum even asked Runyan in a telephone conversation today if there were any way the Jets could do anything to get the offensive tackle to agree to sign. When Runyan said no, his talks with the Jets were off and his deal with the Eagles was on.

full link

Comcast SPorts Net reports that the offer from the Eagles was almost identical to the offer made by the Jets.

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well, i just don't see how you think an o-line of andrews, clarke, fraley, herremans, hicks, jackson, runyan, & thomas is better than an o-line of andrews, clarke, fraley, herremans, hicks, jackson, runyan, & thomas.
signing a proven C and/or LG would have made an impact.  instead, they're going with their usual plug & pray philosophy.  i hope it works out but that's not a given.

[Rome]

Dawkins was not scheduled to call in and simply was listening through PE.com and called through the same line any of us would call in to.  Hilarious.

He's just like us.  I'll bet he's posted on the EMB before.  Hell... you've probably BANNED him before!

He probably HATES Mod 7!

Mod7's a fag.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Comcast SPorts Net reports that the offer from the Eagles was almost identical to the offer made by the Jets.

I don't know who to believe, but I'll stick by my original assessment that he probably took at least 20% less.

Mod7's a fag.

Whatever, "boss".

[SD_Eagle5]

Imagine if this was DC, Skins fans would be all over him calling him a team guy and consuamte Gibbs player.

We call him too lazy to move to NY.

Good point, just glad we could keep a core Eagle in the nest.

[ice grillin you]

Now they put Herremans at LG and Jackson at C and we have ourselves a strong OL.

kool aid yummy

[SD_Eagle5]

Jackson's an upgrade at C which isn't saying much, but I'm still not sold on Herremans making the transition to Guard.

[Rome]

Whatever, "boss".

The period goes inside the quote, dipshtein.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I know the proper grammar with quotes but dislike it, so I always put the punctuation outside if I think it works better.

[Rome]

Sign Runyan!

[rjs246]

I know the proper grammar with quotes but dislike it, so I always put the punctuation outside if I think it works better.

If I am quoting someone, quotes go outside the punctuation. If I am emphasising a word, quotes go inside. I don't know if those jive with the official rules, but those are my rules and they rule accordingly.