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Tulloch

To be honest.....I actually like the thought of keeping Tulloch around at his current salary for one reason.

In a sport that has VERY little movement at the trade deadline......keeping Tulloch at his current salary gives us some trade flexibility. He could be cut without losing much if any production. I know keeping a player on the roster to use for that purpose isn't the norm....but it would give us an edge at the deadline that most teams simply wouldn't have.
 
All the signs are pointing that Tulloch is gone. Quinn is bringing in young promising LBs to replace him. Tulloch is going to have to blow away the competition to stick around IMO...
 
I think there it still has to due with an injury and that was the "contract" issue they were having. Cant cut an injured player without a settlement
 
Stephen Tulloch ‏@stephentulloch May 9
With many questions regarding me, know that my decade of hard work on & off the field speaks for itself. If know me this journey isn't over!
Tulloch's twitter account
 
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...lloch-expects-resolution-lions-soon/85643378/
Tulloch expects resolution with Lions soon.
Detnews

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2016/06/detroit_lions_stephen_tulloch_9.html#incart_river_index
Lions LB Stephen Tulloch hopes to have resolution on roster status in next couple days.
Mlive

http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2016/6/9/11894096/stephen-tulloch-agreement-next-few-days
Stephen Tulloch hopes an agreement with Lions can be reached in the 'next couple days'.
PrideOfDetroit
 
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The Lions need to do the right thing and release this guy already. He deserves the chance to catch on somewhere. He has been nothing but class since his arrival in Detroit. He is a stand up guy unless he is doing the discount double check.
 
Maybe he has the flu? Not looking good for Tully.

This is a bizzare situation for sure, but all indications point towards the Lions not wanting him on the team, in which case it makes sense that they don't want him to get hurt and then be stuck with an injury.

Its all conjecture at this point, but IMO either Mayhew screwed up the contract which makes it difficult for us to dump him at this point, or Quinn wanted to keep Tulloch, but at a reduced cost, which Tulloch and his Agent promptly rejected, with the assumption that the Lions would cut him in order to avoid paying the $500k roster bonus, and then they he would hit F/A. However, Quinn said "Nah this isnt how I role" paid him the $500k, and locked him out of F/A. Its basically a lose lose situation at this point, the Lions had to pay $500k for a player they dont want on the roster, and Tulloch is now basically going to be playing for the vet min. this season.

This is just my theory - which is probably wrong, but its all I got....I doubt we will ever really find out the truth.
 
Maybe they want to make sure nobody hurt througg mini camp
 
I would think Tulloch would rather get release earlier rather than later so he has more time to try to get snagged by another team.. Almost like Quinn is toying with him.. Release him already..
 
This is a bizzare situation for sure, but all indications point towards the Lions not wanting him on the team, in which case it makes sense that they don't want him to get hurt and then be stuck with an injury.

Its all conjecture at this point, but IMO either Mayhew screwed up the contract which makes it difficult for us to dump him at this point, or Quinn wanted to keep Tulloch, but at a reduced cost, which Tulloch and his Agent promptly rejected, with the assumption that the Lions would cut him in order to avoid paying the $500k roster bonus, and then they he would hit F/A. However, Quinn said "Nah this isnt how I role" paid him the $500k, and locked him out of F/A. Its basically a lose lose situation at this point, the Lions had to pay $500k for a player they dont want on the roster, and Tulloch is now basically going to be playing for the vet min. this season.

This is just my theory - which is probably wrong, but its all I got....I doubt we will ever really find out the truth.

I would think Tulloch would rather get release earlier rather than later so he has more time to try to get snagged by another team.. Almost like Quinn is toying with him.. Release him already..

This is a plausible reason why Quinn may have not let him go. $500k for a player in the pocket, Quinn holds all the cards. If true kind of a dick move if Tulloch wants to play elsewhere but it is a business and Tully can be too broken up over a guaranteed $500k.
 
This is a plausible reason why Quinn may have not let him go. $500k for a player in the pocket, Quinn holds all the cards. If true kind of a dick move if Tulloch wants to play elsewhere but it is a business and Tully can be too broken up over a guaranteed $500k.

You're right.. Quinn holds all the cards and it's a dick move.
 
I think it is more than that. Both sides have said it is a contract issue they are trying to work out.

ya but what does that even mean? He is under contract right now - its been the same contract for the last 4 years.

The only thing I can think of is things got so heated between Tully and the Lions, that when Tully refused to reduce his salary the Lions decided to screw him over out of pure spite/pettiness.

But to be honest I havent read anything the last 12 months which suggests that the Lions wanted to keep him around at any price, regardless of how low it was - so who knows...

Bob Quinn is cut throat that's for sure, and comes off as a douche in this particular case, but he did work for Belichick so I suppose it shouldn't come as much of a surprise...
 
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