Darius heads West
Free agent safety Donovin Darius got a brief look from the Bucs, but Tampa Bay didn't pull the trigger on the veteran who is coming off a broken ankle.
So, on Tuesday, the Raiders instead signed the former Jaguar who earlier this summer left Jacksonville as the franchise's career leader in tackles.
At the moment, it seems the Bucs will stand pat at safety. Darius was the most attractive free agent safety left on the market. Tampa Bay's decision to resist signing him possibly means the Bucs are happy to enter training camp with last year's starters Will Allen (free safety) and Jermaine Phillips (strong safety) along with rookies Sabby Piscitelli and Tanard Jackson, among others.
At this point, the most attractive names left on the market are (over-the-hill?) veterans like Robert Griffith and Sammy Knight. So, it's probably wise not to expect a big splash at this position.
We'll know soon whether it was the right call or not.
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Posted by: Geo | July 10, 2007 at 06:31 PM
This move was never going to happen. The bucs drafted two safeties in the first 4 rounds and with the return of our DB coach, we might get some production out of our safeties. We have four projects now. Why take on another with an injured player? I think they sould still go after a veteren safety who wants to be a one year mentor just for leadership and experience.
Posted by: Alex H | July 10, 2007 at 08:24 PM