Source: Chargers trying to sign Runyan
the San Diego Chargers are stepping up efforts to sign free-agent offensive tackle Jon Runyan,
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I totally scooped you.
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by Zach (maestro876) on Nov 24, 2009 2:37 PM PST reply actions
Reporter fight!
[lights flashing]
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
by Lenny Suckerpunch on Nov 24, 2009 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Where was it?
Must have missed it. To appropriate your previous signature… (I’m) boned."
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by Jeff (sliderockmpc) on Nov 24, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Right here.
http://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/2009/11/24/1172726/filed-to-espn-former-eagles-rt-jon
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by Zach (maestro876) on Nov 24, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Went looking around...
Found it just a moment ago under FanShots. To the victor go the spolis.
"As a confirmed melancholic, I can testify that the best and maybe only antidote for melancholia is *action*. However, like most melancholics, I suffer also from sloth." - Edward Abbey.
by Jeff (sliderockmpc) on Nov 24, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
I guess that they really do want some veteran help.
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by maestro876 on Nov 24, 2009 2:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
We’ll see what happens
But I think what they are most concerned about is that if McNeill were to get hurt (even for just a series or two) Dombo would have suddenly go to LT and the inexperienced Clark would end up at RT.
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by Wonko on Nov 24, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Reminds me of the Ravens playing with Willie Anderson last year.
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by maestro876 on Nov 24, 2009 2:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Wisdom can not be cultivated through ignorance of information.
Yay. Good news. I was wondering if they were going to do this.
Still, they should draft an OT in the top two rounds next year. Runyan is no spring chicken, Clary is good but far from irreplaceable, Clark is a question-mark.
by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Nov 24, 2009 2:57 PM PST reply actions
Don't know that I called it
but I certainly asked for it.
What’s to lose? If he works out, great. If he doesn’t, he’s still a vet presence. Vasquez can learn from him & he can help us get over the hump.
If it all it costs us is a SB ring, deal of the century!!!
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Robert Hunter
I assume this is a Dennis Norman type signing.
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I don't think so.
Sounds like they actually want him to start.
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by Zach (maestro876) on Nov 24, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Here's what Acee has to say.
If he passes their physical, the Chargers would hope Runyan’s experience would make up for whatever decline there has been in his skills. They would prefer to not have to make a playoff run with first-year player Brandyn Dombrowski at right tackle.
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by Zach (maestro876) on Nov 24, 2009 3:55 PM PST reply actions
Wow. I wouldn’t think you’d want a guy who hasn’t played since last year to be starting at right tackle during a playoff run. Shows what I know.
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Nov 24, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
This could be big
Just a feeling.
If the thunder don't get ya then the lightning will!!
Robert Hunter
from the big fella
@MarcusMcNeill73 Bolts fans lets welcome Runyan to the family
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Nov 24, 2009 4:15 PM PST reply actions
Acee also reports that Dombrowski will start the next couple games
while Runyan gets acclimated.
"I aim to misbehave." - Mal Reynolds
by Zach (maestro876) on Nov 24, 2009 6:31 PM PST reply actions
Okay. That at least makes sense.
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Nov 24, 2009 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
It will be good to have a vet on the team.
It could work out well. Especially because he won’t have to hold up a whole season.
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by Zach (maestro876) on Nov 24, 2009 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
Obviously he’s going to have to learn the line calls and protections, which I would think would take a week or two.
And, being out for so long and coming off of injury, one would assume he would need to get a couple weeks of practice in to get back to game shape. It is one thing to work out on your own, another to play at the highest level.
If Runyan is recovered from surgery, I feel like he will do a credible job. It is just coming off of major surgery, it is hard to know what to expect until he plays in a real live game.
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