Morris rescues the secondary

IT LOOKS LIKE THE DEFENSE OF OLD. SAFETY JERMAINE PHILLIPS IS A BIG REASON WHY.

Jermaine Phillips: "When a defense is playing good as a whole, it makes individual play stand out."

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES. NOT ONLY FOR PHILLIPS, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE BUCCANEER DEFENSE. THE MAIN REASON WHY, AFTER A ONEYEAR SABBATICAL,EFENSIVE BACKS COACH RAHEEM MORRIS IS BACK AND MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE

Jermaine Phillips: "Leadership is where it comes from, and he leads our room. If we can feel our leader be comfortable and confident, have that swagger to him."

Raheem Morris: "I don't want them to come out here and go through the motions. I want them to come out here and ask questions. Other than that, these guys are self-motivated guys and they come to do what they do every day."

IN RAHEEM'S FIRST FOUR YEAR ENDING IN 2005, THE DEFENSE WAS TOP 5 EVERY YEAR IN THE NFL. SUBTRACT RAHEEM - THEY FELL TO 17TH. NOT THE ONLY REASON, BUT A BIG ONE.

Derrick Brooks: "Has come back and redefined accountability starting with himself. And the secondary is feeding off his passion and his enthusiasm."

CORNER PHILLIP BUCHANON'S MARKED IMPROVEMENT IS EXHIBIT A.

Phillip Buchanon: "He's probably the best coach I've had in the NFL. He's just a good guy overall. He's a good coach. He makes things simple and lets you go out there and play and just be you."

RAHEEM'S COACHING STYLE MIRRORS THAT OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELER'S FIRSTYEAR HEAD COACH.

Raheem Morris: "Mike Tomlin is everything you want to be as a coach. If you're a young coach, you aspire to be like the guy. He did a heck of a job teaching me a lot of things and groomed me the right way."

RAHEEM'S HAVING THE SAME IMPACT ON THE NEW - AND IMPROVED - SECONDARY. WITH THE BUCS, TRAVIS BELL, TAMPA BAY'S 10 SPORTS.