Tulloch

[atxlion82]

Why is he still on the team. Cut him and free up the 6 million.

 

[cheeno]

I don't know. KC's article says we are locked into his salary if we don't cut him today. I saw this with Whitehead

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/7588/tahir-whitehead

It says he'll compete? For the MLB? With whom? Tulloch?

 

[kdp1980]

I thought they already cut Tulloch?

 

[sggatecl]

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2016/03/mysteriously_stephen_tulloch_r.html

ALLEN PARK -- This one is a bit of a head-scratcher.

Veteran linebacker Stephen Tulloch announced last month that his time with the Detroit Lions was coming to an end, and there were several reports the club would make the cut official after the start of the new league year.

But the new league year started at 4 p.m. Wednesday, and Tulloch still remained a Lion when the NFL issued its transaction report Sunday evening -- even though he is owed a $500,000 bonus if he is rostered five days into the new league year.

It's unclear whether that bonus kicks in today or Monday. The Lions have declined to comment.

"We have nothing to announce," a team spokesman said in a text.

 

[kmd47]

The fuck?

 

[inkfreq]

Only one scenario makes sense... they have a trade partner.

Eagles were after Whitehead and we re-signed him. Maybe they are willing to give up a very late pick for Tulloch.

This year's roster bonus would transfer to the new team, so the Lions may not care about the deadline to cut him.

 

[cheeno]

Here is my conspiracy theory, which I will add to Inks.

Levy is fucked up. Like may not play a full season or even at all. There is not much out there to spend on in FA and we will have more than we need. Even at $6M we can use Tulloch as a safety net.

 

[sggatecl]

Here is my conspiracy theory, which I will add to Inks.

Levy is fucked up. Like may not play a full season or even at all. There is not much out there to spend on in FA and we will have more than we need. Even at $6M we can use Tulloch as a safety net.

At the very least Levy might be such a question mark that the Lions can't gamble on letting Tulloch go.

 

[kmd47]

And we already have a ton of money we can't give to anyone.

 

[inkfreq]

I would think if there were concerns over Levy's health, they wouldn't have informed Tulloch of their intent to release him. They had to know weeks ago where they stood with Levy.

Sounds to me like either they have a deal in the works, or the bonus doesn't kick in until today and they just haven't made a move yet.

If whatever they are up to doesn't pan out, it's 500K we're talking about. His money can still be cut after June 1, but he's got a 500K roster bonus.

If there was ever a year to absorb a 500K hit, the year you have $41Mm in cap room is the year.

 

[tbone413]

Ya this is an odd situation...could be that they have more money left over than they had planned, and think Tulloch at 6mil is 'better value' than whoever else is left out there...

I still think he will be cut before the season starts.

 

[JScottWriter]

From his statement on twitter it looks like he has been released.

 

[kdp1980]

To me, this looks like Tulloch is going nowhere
http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2016/...tephen-tulloch-remains-a-detroit-lion-in-2016

 

[boogerlovejoy]

My opinion on this is the Lions would like to have him back......at a reduced salary. They didn't cut him because they didn't want him to be a FA. He's still a better backup than anyone else on the roster as of right now.

He's a great insurance policy to have and his cap hit isn't keeping us from signing anyone. Is it too high? Yes. But not detrimental to the team, at this point.

 

[atxlion82]

My opinion on this is the Lions would like to have him back......at a reduced salary. They didn't cut him because they didn't want him to be a FA. He's still a better backup than anyone else on the roster as of right now.

He's a great insurance policy to have and his cap hit isn't keeping us from signing anyone. Is it too high? Yes. But not detrimental to the team, at this point.

It is not keeping us from signing anyone but I would much rather have the money roll over to next years cap.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Definitely cut him. Too expensive for a backup. The way he played last year he's not much of a insurance policy either.

 

[Mitchrapp]

To me, this looks like Tulloch is going nowhere
http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2016/...tephen-tulloch-remains-a-detroit-lion-in-2016

Not if you read the end where there's an update.

UPDATE (5/9/16, 2:15 p.m. ET): According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, his sources believe a release for Stephen Tulloch is imminent.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

Definitely cut him. Too expensive for a backup. The way he played last year he's not much of a insurance policy either.

If it comes down to Tulloch or someone like Gooden or Khaseem Green having to get important snaps in the middle......I'm taking Tully every time.

I think it comes down to the fact they want him to take a pay cut and haven't come to terms yet.

If he doesn't lower his price.....they'll cut him. If he does....they'll sign him. As of now, it makes no difference if he's still on the roster or not. Trading for Bostic, to me, says the Lions and Tulloch aren't going to come to terms anytime soon anyway......so this is all likely a moot point.

 

[Mitchrapp]

If it comes down to Tulloch or someone like Gooden or Khaseem Green having to get important snaps in the middle......I'm taking Tully every time.

I think it comes down to the fact they want him to take a pay cut and haven't come to terms yet.

If he doesn't lower his price.....they'll cut him. If he does....they'll sign him. As of now, it makes no difference if he's still on the roster or not. Trading for Bostic, to me, says the Lions and Tulloch aren't going to come to terms anytime soon anyway......so this is all likely a moot point.

But I don't want him at his price. I'll used the same excuse as we use for Matt. If a LB goes down, the backup isn't helping. Tulloch blows.

 

[atxlion82]

He is a 2 down lb and Austin has already said he wants to use a lot of sub packages. Vet min I would love to keep him around. Not worth what he is scheduled to make and wont be on the roster much longer if he wont take a cut.