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Phillips Will Start Season At Safety

By: Jim Flynn

August 25, 2009 @ 2:12pm


 
PewterReport.com is reporting Bucs safety-turned linebacker Jermaine Phillips is being moved back to safety by head coach Raheem Morris.

The move is not performance-related. The decision to move Phillips back to safety, where he spent the first seven years of his career, comes one week after the team learned starting S Tanard Jackson would be suspended for the first four games of the 2009 regular season for violation of the league's substance abuse policy.

With Phillips being moved to safety for at least the first quarter of the season, second-year player Geno Hayes likely will start at weakside linebacker for the Buccaneers.

Pewter Report will have a full story, with quotes included, later in the day.
 
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dulrich

What does that mean for Sabby???

2:25pm, August 25, 2009

rcpadrick

He'll start next to Sabby.

2:27pm, August 25, 2009

bucu21

he is being moved to free safety

2:33pm, August 25, 2009

bucman23

the tribune says phillips is going to be at free safety. is that true PR?

2:39pm, August 25, 2009

1bucfanjeff

He'll be back a LB after Tanard is back. But either way, he's a good player that can play both spots. That's not a bad thing.

2:40pm, August 25, 2009

stone1

hayes will play and probably be the starter for the season once he shines, sabby could be the one on the bench when tjack comes back

2:55pm, August 25, 2009

DLS5492

It is good to see that the linebacker postion is looking like a strength of this team.
Go Bucs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:13pm, August 25, 2009

pinkstob

Sounds good.

3:14pm, August 25, 2009

cheveliar

Didn't I solve this problem last week? LOL

3:19pm, August 25, 2009

PoundThatRock

I love this move, although we didn't really have a choice. I'm glad we saw enough in our LB core, and our coaching staff wasn't so enamored in this experiment, that Flip could be moved back to Safety.

Geno Hayes is a total stud and I think once he gets on the field he's going to show what he can do. I think he's really going to make it a tough decision for the coaching staff when TJack comes back.

3:27pm, August 25, 2009

kennys

Geno Hayes plays lights out football, he is a sideline to sideline player. mean dude with alot of speed

3:31pm, August 25, 2009

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