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Posted Mar 5, 2009 by Anwar S. Richardson
Updated Mar 5, 2009 at 06:26 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers have annouced the team has re-signed S Jermaine Phillips and TE Jerramy Stevens.
The signing of both players are significant for Tampa Bay, which has made re-signing its own players priority number one this offseason.
Phillips was Tampa Bay’s starting safety last season, and after visiting Seattle and San Diego, he decided to remain a Buccaneer.
Meanwhile, Stevens was arguably Tampa Bay’s best pass-catching tight end last season. Tampa Bay arguably has the best pass-catching tandem in the NFL with Stevens and Kellen Winslow.
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Por (Tyler Ellrodt) on March 05, 2009 (Suggest removal)
Good moves in my opinion. I really thought that we needed to bring Phillips back. I’m not so sure about needing Stevens after we got Winslow but he deffinately brings a bunch of athleticism to the table. I don’t really have an opinion on Cortez Hankton because he hasn’t played. Go Bucs!
Suggest removalPor (cval) on March 05, 2009 (Suggest removal)
I think we need to turn an English teacher loose on some posters. Last year, Stevens got more balls thrown to him than Smith and he edged him by 397 yards to 250 and 3 TD’s to 2 by Smith. But, Smith edged Stevens out in the avg of 11.9 yards per catch to 11.0 by Stevens. Stevens dropped more balls than Smith. In 2007, Smith had superior numbers. Surprise… Clayton had better receiving numbers than both of them.Don’t need Stevens. Throw him back in the water.
Suggest removalPor (Greg Martin) on March 05, 2009 (Suggest removal)
Stevens will continue to drop crucial balls, and go off half-cocked the rest of the time. We should have traded him.
Suggest removalPor (Todd) on March 06, 2009 (Suggest removal)
Greg Martin,
I don’t know what games your watching but I’ve seen all the games that Stevens has played here. Honestly man… I’ve seen him make some key catch’s that saved games for us. Not 1 but a few of them. Also I’ve seen him catch more then he droped. Am I missing something here or what ? Are you getting him mixed up with Clayton ?
Suggest removalPor (Noah Burrows) on March 06, 2009 (Suggest removal)
Wow we’re going into next season with 2 kickers and 4 Tight Ends…I sense some more trades. Alex Smith is pretty valuable, I think he’ll be the guy traded
Suggest removalPor (HFXBUC) on March 06, 2009 (Suggest removal)
Hey, Horace, tmapa - I’m right here. Bringing Stevens back is a brutal move. hate it, hate it, hate it.
1) he’s a dirt bag with no character
2) he’s marginally productive.
3) he’s a dirt bag
4) he’s stupid. maybe he’s not the only dirt bag on the team but he’s the only one stupid enough to keep getting caught.
Bringing Phillips back is a great move. He’s a nice veteran piece to keep in place during the rebuild. He is still on top of his game…now lets hope we get the full 19 games (a dude can dream right?)we need out of him this year.
Suggest removalPor (ref813) on March 06, 2009 (Suggest removal)
We need to keep Smith. He’s probably the best all around TE we have. Gilmore is the best blocker, so I can’t see them giving him up with this new O. We’ll have 4 TEs and 1 less WR. We’ll be fine. 3 of our TEs are pretty good receivers.
Suggest removalPor (ref813) on March 06, 2009 (Suggest removal)
I’m sorry, but Stevens doesn’t “keep getting caught.” He didn’t get caught for the supposed rape. He hasn’t been caught doing anything in Tampa. He got in some alcohol-related trouble when he was younger. So what? Would you rather him shoot himself, get caught with guns and drugs, or some of the other stupid things players around the league do? Get over his past. His teammates seem to like him and he hasn’t been in trouble. I couldn’t ask for much more other than that he not drop anymore passes.
Suggest removalPor (Donald Ellis) on March 06, 2009 (Suggest removal)
Jeremiah. Tampa doesn’t have a QB to get the TE’s the ball? Are you kidding? Your knowledge on TE football is simply amazing. Dude. Its the shortest pass for a QB in the game. Stop it!
Suggest removalPor (Donald Ellis) on March 06, 2009 (Suggest removal)
And Stephens was our best pass catching TE we’ve had here in years. The guys won two-three games with big catches alone. Smith? NONE. Smith hasn’t made but a rare big catch every 6-8 games. And never for a score.
Suggest removalPor (Lynn - Connecticut Personal Injury Lawyer) on April 10, 2009 (Suggest removal)
I totally Agree with u,i really appreciate your posting,such a nice thinking.thanks for giving us such a nice information.
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