Are Eagles Interested In Stephen Tulloch?
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, Linebackers, News Thursday, February 9th, 2012
This is the time of year when rumors and conjecture start to run rampant around the NFL, so it’s hard to decipher the ones that have some truth to them from the ones that are complete fantasy. With that being said, some media outlets are saying that the Eagles have expressed interest in Detroit Lions LB Stephen Tulloch.
Tulloch, a hard-nosed middle linebacker had a stellar season with the Lions last year, racking up 111 tackles, 3 sacks and 2 interceptions. He was instrumental in a defense that, while not statistically impressive (23rd in points allowed and 23rd in total yards allowed), did start to change the culture of the Lions into a team that will not back down from any opposition.
Prior to the 2011 campaign, Tulloch spent his first 5 professional seasons with the Tennessee Titans where he averaged 91 tackles a year, despite only starting 4 games in his first 2 seasons combined. One huge upside with Tulloch, as far as the Eagles are concerned, is the fact that he has spent his entire career playing in the wide 9 defensive scheme, first with the Titans and then last year in Detroit.
This would be a huge advantage for the Eagles to be able to bring in a productive veteran that is already intimately familiar with the system they use on defense, albeit not a very common one. Coming off of a 1 year contract which paid him $3.25 million, reports are that Tulloch is likely to seek a long term deal.
It’s no secret that the Eagles are in desperate need of help at the linebacker spot, which is a position that seems to have been undervalued, if not almost ignored, in recent years. The ability to bring in an individual with experience in the system could be invaluable to the entire defense, but especially to the young linebackers that are already on the roster and any that Philadelphia might bring in via the draft (Luke Kuechly?).
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Posted by Carl Conrad
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THIS JUST IN FROM JEFF MCLANE THE EAGLES WILL TAG DJACK AND EITHER LIKE IVE SAID ALL ALONG TRADE HIM SIGN HIM LONG TERM OR LET HIM PLAY ON THAT ONE YEAR DEAL
Well gloomy, what is there else to do… Franchise Tag, then Trade or Sign for a long-term deal.. You are a genius …
If he stays under the Franchise Tag, then Samuel is a goner, no doubt about it..
WELL THEY COULDVE JUST LET HIM WALK SO THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE THE COULDVE DONE SO YOUR THE GENIUS
Whitney Houston was a addict/junkie.. It’s a shame for all that wasted Talent she had, but no real surprise here, she’s been battling those demons for 20 + years now and to be honest, I am kind of surprised she lived to 48 .. .
Let them Franchise him and pay him $8.5 Million on whatever the tag amount is for 1 more year of half-assed, uninspired football and then he’ll leave after next off-season,… big wipty do… Cut the chord is what they should do, but Coach AR is on his last leg here in 2012 and will take D-JAx back for one more season because his job is on the line..
DONT BET ON IT I THINK RILEY COOPER WILL BE THE STARTER NEXT YEAR WITH PLAX IN THE SLOT WITH MORE TWO TIGHT END SETS AND THEY WILL DRAFT A WR WITH ONE OF THERE 3 SECOND RD PICKS AND WITH THERE FIRST TO DRAFT PICKS THEY WILL DRAFT DEVON STILLS,AND ZACK BROWN
Riley Cooper a Starter.. Now I understand your use of Capital Letters Gloomy..
Plax in the slot where he’s never played before is also interesting but very unlikely..
Paul – you are 1 truly disrespectful bastard man. She is one of the greatest singers in the world, made a few mistakes and is a mother, but to call her a junkie is way over the top and ignorant as hell. That stuff comes right around though (God forbid) you may have to deal one day with that through one of your own children or loved ones. You need to learn what humility is and be brought down a few notches into reality man.
Paul– just keep it sports on here man. That was a very very poor choice of words and lack of good judgement. There are millions grieving right now including her family and for you to say something like that shows what type of guy you really are.. horrible man. If your wife or kids were to go thru that you would never say something like this. Your better off keeping it sports related.
Paul, asam is gone anyway. He does not fit us anymore. I’m glad to see djax will get tagged- let’s see what he’s really worth. I’m fine if they trade him but the have dang sure better have a plan before hand. If they want to pretend to be tthe packers they are gunna need as many weapons and for sure a guy who can stretch the field.
Riley Cooper a STARTER! WTF are you smoking, Gloomy? BWAHAHAHAHA!!! What the hell did he possibly show you that he could be a good WR, let alone a starter? Some $#!t that comes out of some peoples mouth’s. GEEZ! Rocko, with all due respect, she was an admitted junkie. Although it is sad, & I loved Whitney. She was an Icon in her own right, but truth be told, she had a major drug problem.
Stevo- I’glad to see Djax tagged as well. DCar, poor choice of words too buddy. lets just show a little bit of respect for her and her family as Jon Hart indicated, and lets stick to the sports.
sadly my friends we are remembered foor the things we have done….. not the things we wish we had done.
Wittney had a great voice- she had class and a strong faith background. Sadly- she did what many do- she got high… and it destroyed her. Im guessing the word “junkie” was what sparked a few people here…. perhaps he should have said she had “drug problem”…; that would have seperated the sinner from the sin….. in any case…… it was sad and it seemed to have killed her. Its a shame the things we do to ourselves.
maybe the word Junkie is a little too harsh for Whitney, but she’s been an addict for over 20 years between the Alcohol,Prescription,Coke & Speed and could painfully not ween herself off of these.. There have been many who have tried to help her with her addictions and demons, tried to resurrect her career to give her space & peace for healing and many opportunities for her to make songs, perform concerts,work on new tunes in the studio, give her acting work and many times she would not show up, or show up high,drunk and stoned to the point that people who were trying to help he finally got fed up with her or were driven away from her enablers.. She was definitely one of the best Singers/Performers of our generation but most of her good work and innocence was way back in the 80′s for she started her downward path shortly after hooking up/marrying Bobbie ‘Thug” Brown..
The word Junkie has a bad connotation of a vagrant living out in the streets,but the reality is, to have substance abuse problems for over 20 years requires resources and access and unfortunately many artists/musicians/actors fall into their spell.. A junkie to me is a chronic user of Drugs regardless of their fame or lifestyle.. One of my favorite artisits of all time, Jerry Garcia, was a Heroin/Opiates Junkie for his last 20 years of his life.. Nobody held a gun to his head, people truied to help many times overv and he even had some “sober periods” but for too many people, it’s extremely difficult to stay sober and eventually it catches up with you whether it’s physically,emotionally and usually both..
pman- im with ya. to think that the 6 guys who actually post on here were offended by your words is crazy. If they are so so concened with the feelings of the dead- they should perhaps start thinking about what they say regarding the living. Dont dare call houston a name but we hear the same crap about Andys kids all the time. What about reids weight? that i guess doesnt matter because he is still alive. you people make me laugh..
Rocko, I agree that we should stick to sports, but I didn’t bring it up. I just agreed with Paulman. BTW, this is the definition of a junkie- junk·ie /ˈjəNGkē/
Noun:
A drug addict.
A person with a compulsive habit or obsessive dependency on something.
That’s what she was. She was a junkie. So what’s your beef? Why am I supposed to feel bad for someone who made over $75 Million, & pissed it all away on drugs & wasted away her God given talent in her prime? Wasted talent! Sorry if the truth hurts.