Tulloch a Lion for another 5 years.

Submitted by Adrian on
I canr put a link from the iphone but just saw over on nbc sports that tulloch has signed with the Lions for anothe 5 years. Did not see how much he will be making but im glad to see him stay

Naked Bootlegger

March 20th, 2012 at 4:33 PM ^

Mayhew + Lewand = good.    Seriously.    The current Lions GM & Pres/salary capmeister are doing some seriously good work fitting everything together.   If we load up with some quality rookies in the draft,  plus hopefully healthy Leshoure and Fairley (essentially rookie additions this year), I'm feeling good about another playoff push. 

h0ckey87

March 20th, 2012 at 4:43 PM ^

Well, this is really gonna hurt our run defense for 5 years. I was hoping we were gonna lure the younger MLB out of Seatle for a cheaper contract.

WMUgoblue

March 20th, 2012 at 5:00 PM ^

To be honest, I didn't think there was a chance that he would be back, the market ended up playing into the leo's hand as Tulloch's landing spots seemed to dwindle everyday. With 21 of 22 starters re-signed to a playoff team they are in pretty good shape, just have to sure up some holes in the draft with a few CB's, a Peterman replacement, and another DE. It finally isn't embarrassing to admit to being a Lions fan.

BlueNation

March 20th, 2012 at 5:21 PM ^

to sign Tebow. He plays his ass off, but Shaun Hill is probably the best backup in the NFL right now. I wish we would've made an attempt to sign Mario Williams. IMO he would have been a pretty nice addition for the D-Line. Oh well. CB absolutely needs to be addressed in the draft.

thisisme08

March 20th, 2012 at 5:28 PM ^

Correct me if i'm wrong but considering the mega contract they gave Megatron, throwing stupid money at Mario would probably have hurt the cap like no other. 

Unfortunately the Lions are at that point in time when some of those older big money contracts they needed to get quality FA's to sign with them are looking like deadweight, the difference is that the GM and coach have made hella good decisions and have managed tight cap space like magicians. 

TatuajeVI

March 20th, 2012 at 5:59 PM ^

but our Detroit Lions seem to be making great moves the last few years. I don't recall the last time we could say that! Making a few good draft choices is an absolute must, but wow do we have a solid team to make another playoff push.

sarto1g

March 20th, 2012 at 6:03 PM ^

Some people have pointed to the Lions drafting a certain position this April, but do you think they will do the "best player available" strategy again and go against the people's wishes for as long as I've been paying attention to the Lions (MOAR CBs and OL)?  I wonder if being higher up in the draft will mean that the Lions hone in on need instead of adding additional talent to a position group.

Sambojangles

March 20th, 2012 at 6:36 PM ^

I have to believe they go with a corner. It's the biggest hole on the team by far, and the one thing that held them back from a longer playoff run last year. If there is a run on the top guys, I don't think they will hesitate to trade up to get one before they're gone.

FINALLY, this team has talent and depth in most important positions, something I definitely have never thought in my lifetime.

Ventilator

March 21st, 2012 at 2:30 AM ^

Happy to have him back. I wonder how Atogwe's visit went, we could use him and a corner in the draft. That would help the defense a lot. We also need at least one addition on the O-line. Our playoff run should last longer if we take these steps, I think.