Comments on: Lions sign Stephen Tulloch to five-year deal

By: staffordsyear

staffordsyear — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:02:27 +0000

Gonna be a good year, ive been waitin for this signing!

By: ssamick

ssamick — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:30:07 +0000

Nice!

By: Soulman45

Soulman45 — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:57:26 +0000

THE GREAT DETROIT LIONS will pick up a fwe more FA’s and wait for the draft.
On order waiting on Fed X some OL’s and a few for the back 4 on to the Super Bowl.

By: jimmylions

jimmylions — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:42:03 +0000

This is cool … and now we get to see what Mayhew has up his sleave for what’s remaining in free agency.

Mayhew and Schwartz have been good at finding gems in other team’s castoffs, and offering guys 1 year contracts to prove themselves. Draft day will be fun too.

I know I’ll get flamed, but we’re legit contenders to win the NFC Norris Division.

By: butlers91

butlers91 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:27:42 +0000

Hooray! Tulloch was good last year, glad that we (1) have him back and (2) have some consistency. Goooo Lions!

By: rantfire

rantfire — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:15:15 +0000

Reid just doesn’t care. He would rather his LBs get run over than put a dollar toward a decent LB. Watch he will sign no LBs, and then won’t draft one before round 4. He is a fool and isn’t even trying to hide it anymore.

By: dolphins4

dolphins4 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:40:28 +0000

And in the 6th round the Eagles select their new middle linebacker.

By: oldbyrd

oldbyrd — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:34:59 +0000

Ahh we don’t need him in Phila., we have The pep boys…Manny, Moe and jack. Don’t tell me we are going to have look at that bunch of 7th rounders again. What doesn’t Reid get???

By: lks311

lks311 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:33:47 +0000

Now, a smart, hard-hitting safety and/or shutdown corner.

By: blackheld

blackheld — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:32:27 +0000

sergiofromdade says: Mar 20, 2012 4:24 PM

as a Miami guy and knowing Tully, you guys in Detroit are very lucky…

Very smart kid, born leader and is always around the ball…

bet you Lions fans never thought you’d hear this….
“I wish my team was more like Detroit!”

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Sergio…remember that in 2008 the Lions were 0-16, and in 2009 won only two games. For whatever reason, Matt Millen couldn’t put talent on the roster, but once he was gone his replacement. Mayhew. has brought up the talent level incredibly.

The guy should write a book called “The Three Year Plan”…it would outsell “Moneyball”.

Have faith, buddy. It can happen in Miami, too. Just probably not with Jeff Ireland as the GM. He’s tainted, and it’s actually likely that some guys DON’T want to play there, just like it was in Detroit when Millen was the GM.

By: musicman495

musicman495 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:30:54 +0000

gotta love mayhew man….my god he knows how to play his cards right….
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It’s the winning tradition he learned with the Redskins.

By: cotts1

cotts1 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:53:11 +0000

its like everyone forgets how bad the Lions run defense was last year. remember getting gashed up the middle repeatedly with Tulloch nowhere to be found?…cause I sure do. I’m not happy with this signing, they guy just isn’t that good.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:44:13 +0000

I don’t know about Wright’s contract being quite as bad as a Mutt Millen contract. Millen once signed a rusty toaster he found at a garage sale to a three year $10 miilion contract.

By: jacksaysfu

jacksaysfu — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:41:54 +0000

Awesome , now i get to hear Andy Reid say how Casey Matthews is ready to be the leader of this defense and is going to take a giant step forward in year two
. If they don’t sign Lofton , Hawthorne or draft Kuechly then this organization will come up just short AGAIN . G.B better not get comfortable owning the North cause Detroit’s roster is starting to look impressive.

By: denverwhodat

denverwhodat — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:26:25 +0000

Love my Black & Gold but the Saints are not SuperBowl contender if they don’t upgrade the LB position….one of the weakest in NFC.

Saints desperately need to sign Hawthorne or Lofton and then re-sign Dunbar

By: pickleman77

pickleman77 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:25:27 +0000

To the author Michael David Smith:It helps if you mention what position the player plays in the article-lots of casual football fans don’t know all the players, so a little context is appreciated. Not a rip-just a suggestion. I couldn’t remember what position he played when I first read the article. Thanks!

By: blacc24

blacc24 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:20:51 +0000

Great addition we need a safety and to stay heathy now.

By: detroitrollin22

detroitrollin22 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:09:40 +0000

Cordy Glenn, Johnathan Martin, Dre Kirkpatrick, or Jenoris Jenkins

MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!!!!

By: vesselsk

vesselsk — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:27:49 +0000

The Lions front office officially has a clue!? They resigned 4 of their top 5 free agents and let the Bucs give the 5th one a Matt Millen contract…Bravo Mr. Mayhew!!!

By: sasquash20

sasquash20 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:27:09 +0000

Way to go Eagles! I can’t say I’m surprised when the only MLB they have been linked with was the always injured D.Connor who inked with Dallas. If we don’t sign a MLB they will probably draft an O-Lineman or D-Lineman in the first rd. I’m so stoked about this season! Can’t wait to miss the playoffs again.

By: sergiofromdade

sergiofromdade — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:24:26 +0000

as a Miami guy and knowing Tully, you guys in Detroit are very lucky…

Very smart kid, born leader and is always around the ball…

bet you Lions fans never thought you’d hear this….
“I wish my team was more like Detroit!”

By: okieviacal

okieviacal — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:23:29 +0000

Vontaze who? YES! One of the best mike backers in the game stays put in the D. If the Lions can continue to upgrade the secondary and our running backs stay healthy, the rest of the NFC is in for a rough season.

By: baily67

baily67 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:20:43 +0000

well, and nobody else wanted him!

By: Mike Klingensmith

Mike Klingensmith — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:20:29 +0000

Hell yeah, such great news. Very excited to see what they do in the draft.

By: buckhuckster

buckhuckster — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:17:02 +0000

I better see Tulloch wearing that “C” patch come September. One of my favorite players in the game today.

By: ocdn

ocdn — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:15:27 +0000

Hats off to Mayhew again…..GM of the decade!

By: 9to81lions

9to81lions — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:15:12 +0000

gotta love mayhew man….my god he knows how to play his cards right….

By: dohpey28

dohpey28 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:13:36 +0000

Solid signing. Tulloch and Levy are both pretty solid 3 down linebackers. Durant is a nice 2 down complimentary piece as well as the other OLB.

By: icdogg

icdogg — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:11:27 +0000

Lofton and Hawthorne will probably be signed by someone somewhere by the end of the day.

By: phillyphever

phillyphever — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:10:44 +0000

Crap. Looks like I’m gonna have to hope for a LB in the draft (unless the Eagles shock me and sign Lofton).