Lions Trade Tyler Polumbus To Seahawks
by Sean Yuille on Aug 31, 2010 1:12 PM EDT
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PrintContrary to earlier reports that offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus was released by the Lions, he was actually traded to the Seahawks.
The Detroit Lions have traded offensive lineman Tyler Polumbus to Seattle, although it is unknown what the Lions have received in return.
Polumbus’ agent, Jack Mills, said his client was traded to the Seahawks on Monday night. He will be reunited there with offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates, who was Denver’s quarterbacks coach in 2008, when Polumbus was a rookie with the Broncos.
The Seahawks put in a claim for Polumbus last week when he ended up in Detroit instead, so their interest in him is no surprise. I'm just interested to see what the Lions will get in return for Polumbus, as Detroit and Seattle are no strangers to making deals with one another.
More to come as this story continues to develop.
UPDATE: Adam Schefter reports that Polumbus was traded for "what is thought to be a late-round pick."
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Mayhew'd!
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by simscity on Aug 31, 2010 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
using that waver wire to its full potential
Lions fans deserve better than being the laughing stock of the NFL. Lets all hope they are heading in the right direction finally.
mayhew
DAMN nice move.. any pick is better than none…. damn you are hgood… great strategy… now what pick did we get for him… i’ll guess a 6th…. i’d be shocked for a 5th
GO LIONS in 2010! the transformation starts now.. they have much to do.
that means we got a close pick or our pick back
from picking up Lawrence jackson .. so we got a young first rounder with some potentail to regain his form in a new system for for essentially free… great move Mayhew!!!!
GO LIONS in 2010! the transformation starts now.. they have much to do.
^THIS^
Excited to hear about what we got in return, but really, this just shows out and out savvy from our front office (still so strange to hear/see that) to get even a 7th rounder out of the seahawks and offset a draft pick while clearly gaining ground with player pickups… If Jackson gains any type of viable form as a member of the rotation… oooo my. Mayhewwwwww’d
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by JoelZumayaKegStand on Aug 31, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
don't tease me
In life, a man is either the hammer or the anvil. Ndamukong Suh is both
Pride of Detroits village idiot
Neat move by Mayhew.
But I will be glad when we no longer have one of the first claims on waivers and will be unable to pull off these kind of moves.
Unfortunately we'll probably have to
He looked really good in training camp, and the coaching staff has been really impressed with him thus far, but I just don’t see anyway he can beat out Jansen or Cherilus for a roster spot. Oh well, such is the life of an NFL’er.
Gotta love Mayhew
Since it seems we were gonna release this guy anyways, it seems like a small miracle that we’re getting anything for him. Hell, it wouldn’t surprise me if this was Mayhew’s plan all along, since we literally just signed this guy.
I bet it's for a sixth
It’ll seal Mayhew’s rep as the greatest sixth-round pick ninja of all time.
Peace
Ty
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by ty@thelionsinwinter on Aug 31, 2010 2:14 PM EDT reply actions
thats almost beleivable considering the amount of moves he's made.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Aug 31, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
any idea how long we've got him for? i think its extension time...
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Aug 31, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
For real
we need to sign Mayhew to an extension before the rest of the NFL realizes what a mad genius he is.
if millen can get an extension how can mayhew not be signed for life right now?
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Aug 31, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
good point…he will probably use this pick to pry another high upside talent out of another team…OR seattle again cause they seem to be stupid.
Suh,Williams,Avril,VandenBosch
With the Four Horsemen ride,Or choose your fate and die
by The Profiler on Aug 31, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
we'll be telling our grandkids about this off season.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Aug 31, 2010 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
J. Edgar??????????????
Please explain yourself on why those names belong next to Mayhew. I only know of one J. Edgar and if my history lessons have served me correctly, I certainly wouldn’t trust him.
by FMFDOC8404 on Aug 31, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can't believe Mayhew
Is this guy a genius or what?
But wait, didn’t we owe Seattle a player or pick for LoJack? Still a great move, just asking though.
I'm laughing here
Mayhew is a brilliant, brilliant man who knows how to take advantage of every situation.
adam says
late round pick.. so we got lawrence jackson for nothing…. but hopefully good potential in a young player in new surroundings that want him to do well that was once a first rounder… if he does well he will be another HUGE steal for the lions to get respectable… i got to say it again as long as Jackson performs hell of a move mayhew!!!!! I see why the lions are called Deattle or Setroit…. but the players are major upgrades over the Millen regime
GO LIONS in 2010! the transformation starts now.. they have much to do.
any chance?
any chance its a a LB or a CB that we can use instead of a draft pick , did seatle have Extra depth by any chance to trade for Polumbos? or is that just wishfull thinking on my part?
sounds like just a pick
but cant wait for more weeling and deeling and other teams to get MAYHEWED!!!
Lbs and Cbs will be cut soon as well.
When teams get down to 53 there will be some guys available that we will have almost first dibs on.
by BennieBladesFan on Aug 31, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Leroy Hill would have been an upgrade
but he’s been suspended for the first game of the season for substance abuse, and recently was arrested for domestic violence after he went Muhammed Ali on his girlfriend. It’s very possible that Schwartz didn’t want that type of guy in our locker room.
Pete Carol you have just been
MAYHEW’D
Again…how stupid are you
Suh,Williams,Avril,VandenBosch
With the Four Horsemen ride,Or choose your fate and die
Congrats Pete ...YOU WIN!
Suh,Williams,Avril,VandenBosch
With the Four Horsemen ride,Or choose your fate and die
by The Profiler on Aug 31, 2010 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
lmfao!!! love it.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Aug 31, 2010 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice
RIP Robyn Bailey 1961 - 2010. I love you mum.
by Hyperion Ecta on Sep 3, 2010 7:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Leroy Hill
some sea hawk fans think he my be invaled..
he just re did his contact today(went from 6mil down to 2 mil) so the timeing might mean something
this reminds me of. . .
Kevin O’Connell from last year. . .Mayhew used the waiver to his advantage by claiming a player that drew interest from several teams. . .only to trade him away for a pick. . .Brilliant!!
loved those commercials when they were out.
nice mayhew by mayhew.
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by GhostManOnThird on Aug 31, 2010 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
side note
Kevin O connell got cut today….but we still got are pick
Suh,Williams,Avril,VandenBosch
With the Four Horsemen ride,Or choose your fate and die
by The Profiler on Aug 31, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
yes we do!!
7th Rounder in 2011. . .hope we can package that pick with the Polumbus pick and get back into the 6th round. . .getting a 6th back would be like getting Lawrence Jackson for free. . .
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth
Detroit Lions: General manager Martin Mayhew made another of his patented something-for-nothing moves, trading offensive lineman Tyler Polumbus to the Seattle Seahawks for [*update] an undisclosed 2012 draft pick. The Lions had claimed Polumbus on waivers only last week, but the Seahawks had also placed a claim on him. Cornerback Jack Williams (knee) moved to the reserve/physically unable to perform list. *Update: Those moves got the Lions to 75 players.
2012
Something that made me LOL extremely hard
A Seahawks fan posted this over at Field Gulls:
Detroit is the Seahawks’ dirty, abused Horn of Plenty
I don’t know if this guy is in a severe state of denial or if he just has brain damage, but the thought that they could possibly think that they are the ones getting over on us made me ROFL for real.
I suppose if I was a Seahawks fan I wouldn’t want to accept the fact that my GM is an idiot either.
well, Seattle fans are having a meltdown right now
They traded a starting caliber young CB for a 5th round draft choice conditional to a 4th. He was a second round pick originally.
Lions fans deserve better than being the laughing stock of the NFL. Lets all hope they are heading in the right direction finally.
I don't understand why Mayhew did not grab Wilson while he was on the phone with Seattle.
Maybe the NFL has a rule that restricts the number of times that teams can trade with each other in a year?
Me neither
No, I’m pretty sure there is no such rule. And the more I think about it, the more upset I’m getting that we didn’t jump into the fray and grab him. This guy would have immediately been the best CB on our roster… man, this is bringing me down.
Honestly I like what they are building in Seattle.
I can understand why they moved some of their guys.
Maurice Morris: What has he really done for us? Is he really any better than Forsette or Washington? Ok so they got something of value for their old declining 3rd sting running back. Maybe 2nd string at the time but still he was not in their long term plans and they got something for him. That was a win for both sides. No loser.
Will Heller: We won with Heller. I think they might be scratching their head over this one still. But the only reason we won was because he emerged as a multidimensional player with us. That only happened because Pettigrew was injured and we had no choice. Even Linehan was surprised that Heller had a passing game to him and he knew him better than any of the Detroit coaches. Heller was more lucky than good but still a win for us.
Julian Peterson: They gave us their aging overpriced vet and got value in return. They made room for Curry who will be playing at a high level long after Peterson retires, barring injury. Again a good move for both teams. Don’t forget that they got Redding in that deal who is still a solid defensive lineman and the Ravens are very high on.
Lawrence Jackson: Was in danger of not even making their team. They got something for a player that was going to be cut or depth that was not a good fit for them. Again they did good, getting something for someone not in the plans anymore. LoJack has to actually show us that our investment inn him was worth it. Might be a good move by both clubs but right now all the risk is on the Lions end in this deal.
Rob Sims: We got a hell of a player and they got a decent pick for him. I give us the slight edge but I hardly view them as getting a bad deal in this trade either since he did not fit their new zone blocking scheme. Again good move for both clubs.
Nate Burleson: They never wanted to lose Nate but he was a free agent pick up not a trade. Thank you Nate! Mayhew had almost nothing to do with this one. It was all Linehan and Stafford. They were the main reason that he signed here along with a big fat lump of cash.
So all in all though the Seattle transactions have helped us a lot they also have gotten a lot of value back for misfits. So I don’t think they have been quite as Mayhewed as some of us might think, when you look at it from their perspective.
Why one of their fans would even put a Dungeons and Dragons reference out there (Horn of Plenty), let alone think they have gotten the upper hand is pretty much homer enthusiasm IMO and many of us are guilty of wearing the same rose colored glasses.
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 70's football back to Motown!
Seahawks fans don't like it
They’re hysterical right about now over at Field Gulls. And they’re still apparently pissed off about the LoJack trade. And if you think swapping a five time Pro Bowler in Julian Peterson for a one year Cory Redding rental was a good move for them, then you and I have very different opinions of what constitutes a quality trade.
I sure as hell love what they’re doing, mainly because we’ve come out on top every time. John Schneider is easily my second favorite GM in the league, I seriously want to send the guy an invitation to my wedding. Anyone have his contact info on hand?
by motown313 on Aug 31, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LoL I get what your saying
They definitely dropped the ball by not re-signing Redding. But that was not part of the initial trade. They gave up an aging veteran that is highly paid because they drafted Curry and he proved to be a great player. As good as J. P. is, and as much as I love him being on our team, there is no way in hell I personally would start him over Aaron Curry. There is also no way I would pay his salary to be a backup. So given those scenarios I can say they did all right to get a solid starting DT that produced well for them. Their mistake there was in letting him go.
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 70's football back to Motown!
uh. . .
didn’t know that was a Dungeons and Dragons reference. . .disagree that they got good value out of alot of those moves. . .especially the Julian Peterson one. . .we may have gotten an overpriced LB but they definitely got an overpayed DT
Horn of Plenty
http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-legacy-discussion/252260-magic-item-poison-immunity.html
Gives Heroes feast 1/day: the spell lasts 24 hours. Read your PHB for full effects: Temp, Poisom Immunity, Fear immunity, etc.
The horn can be bought in the Magic Item Compendruim for 12, 000.
LoL so yeah its out now, you all know I am also a nerd ;)
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 70's football back to Motown!
It probably orignally was, DnD stole a lot of stuff from all kinds of different Myth and Lore
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 70's football back to Motown!
I think Morris and Heller were FA signings
Seattle didn’t get anything from us for them. The most they received was a late round compensatory pick.
In life, a man is either the hammer or the anvil. Ndamukong Suh is both
Pride of Detroits village idiot
Ahh I was not aware of that, thanks for the heads up
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 70's football back to Motown!
We had a gm that's an idiot
And we were willing to admit it. They must be in denial.
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by Enforcer on Aug 31, 2010 9:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
who cares
How much for Tatupu? LOL
Suh,Williams,Avril,VandenBosch
With the Four Horsemen ride,Or choose your fate and die
by The Profiler on Aug 31, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
John Schneider
We might be able to get him..what posistion is he?
Maybe we can get Tom Wopat too?
Suh,Williams,Avril,VandenBosch
With the Four Horsemen ride,Or choose your fate and die
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