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." :beer:
Runyan would be a great pick up and give us some freedom in the draft. Not necessarily a franchise RT but def. a solid player.
With the cap room we have now, I think we have to push hard for Runyan. Sure, he's getting older, he may not be the dominant, elite tackle that he once was, but he's still very good, and he would allow us to bring along a young guy for a few years. It's encouraging that talks between him and Philadelphia seem to not be going so good, and it's also good that our location is a positive, but given our situation, I still think it's going to take a little bit of over-payment to get him. However, I think he would be worth it.
John Abraham made Runyan look like a revolving door in a 2003 game - I think he sacked McNab 4 times before leaving the game at halftime - with an injury of course. Not that this means Runyan can't play just thought it was kind of ironic.....
