Former Saints CB De'Vante Harris earned 1st start for Bucs on Sunday, faces former team next

12-05-2018, 06:16 PM

jeanpierre · 12-05-2018, 06:16 PM

BY ROD WALKER | rwalker@theadvocate.com Dec 5, 2018 - 11:39 am

Former Saints cornerback De'Vante Harris, signed by Tampa Bay in August, earned his first start with the Buccaneers on Sunday in a win over the Carolina Panthers.

Harris recorded three tackles and three pass break ups in the 24-17 victory.

"The thing he really does is he knows how to compete," said Tampa Bay coach Dirk Koetter. "He's not afraid of the moment and doesn't matter who he is playing against. The fact that he's been in this division before, he knows how good all these quarterbacks are. He just went out there and really competed hard and had some production and some really nice plays."

Harris played with the Saints in 2016 and 2017, but was waived before the start of this season before being picked up by Tampa Bay.

He was placed on injured reserve after a hamstring injury, but was brought back due to numerous injuries in the secondary. He got the start on Sunday, replacing Brent Grimes who was out with a knee injury.

"The thing about De' Vante is he's played before so it's not too big for him," Koetter said.

AsylumGuido · 12-05-2018, 06:19 PM

The Saints know his weaknesses ... and he had them for sure.

billyt81 · 12-05-2018, 06:50 PM

I liked this dude. He had a lot of traits to like. He's long, athletic and agressive. I guess he struggled making plays on the ball in certain situations. We ended up OK though. Eli Apple is surely better than him. Though their physical traits look very similar at first glance.

dizzle88 · 12-05-2018, 07:20 PM

I remember him getting benched in early 2017, then he came back in the Redskins game when Lattimore went down and immediately covered the wrong assignment for a 40 yard TD.

SmashMouth · 12-05-2018, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

I remember him getting benched in early 2017, then he came back in the Redskins game when Lattimore went down and immediately covered the wrong assignment for a 40 yard TD.

So you're saying he's Jason David 2.0, aka Toast?

ChrisXVI · 12-05-2018, 07:43 PM

He’ll probably be ok with the Bucs. I don’t expect him to get victimized in this game.

Papa Voodoo · 12-06-2018, 01:31 PM

I said last year a potato could cover better then Harris.

SaintsBro · 12-06-2018, 01:56 PM

4th and 7 late in the game....Payton will decide to go for it and take it straight to this guy.

K Major · 12-06-2018, 04:59 PM

I don't miss this dude ... at all.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Former Saints CB De'Vante Harris earned 1st start for Bucs on Sunday, faces former team next BY ROD WALKER \| rwalker@theadvocate.com Dec 5, 2018 - 11:39 am Former Saints cornerback De'Vante Harris, signed by Tampa Bay in August, earned his first start with the Buccaneers on Sunday in a win over the Carolina Panthers. Harris recorded three tackles and three pass break ups in the 24-17 victory. "The thing he really does is he knows how to compete," said Tampa Bay coach Dirk Koetter. "He's not afraid of the moment and doesn't matter who he is playing against. The fact that he's been in this division before, he knows how good all these quarterbacks are. He just went out there and really competed hard and had some production and some really nice plays." Harris played with the Saints in 2016 and 2017, but was waived before the start of this season before being picked up by Tampa Bay. He was placed on injured reserve after a hamstring injury, but was brought back due to numerous injuries in the secondary. He got the start on Sunday, replacing Brent Grimes who was out with a knee injury. "The thing about De' Vante is he's played before so it's not too big for him," Koetter said.
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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,274	Re: Former Saints CB De'Vante Harris earned 1st start for Bucs on Sunday, faces former team next The Saints know his weaknesses ... and he had them for sure. Papa Voodoo likes this.

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billyt81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Metairie Posts: 1,129	Re: Former Saints CB De'Vante Harris earned 1st start for Bucs on Sunday, faces former team next I liked this dude. He had a lot of traits to like. He's long, athletic and agressive. I guess he struggled making plays on the ball in certain situations. We ended up OK though. Eli Apple is surely better than him. Though their physical traits look very similar at first glance.

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dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,358	Re: Former Saints CB De'Vante Harris earned 1st start for Bucs on Sunday, faces former team next I remember him getting benched in early 2017, then he came back in the Redskins game when Lattimore went down and immediately covered the wrong assignment for a 40 yard TD.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,201 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Former Saints CB De'Vante Harris earned 1st start for Bucs on Sunday, faces former team next Originally Posted by dizzle88 I remember him getting benched in early 2017, then he came back in the Redskins game when Lattimore went down and immediately covered the wrong assignment for a 40 yard TD. So you're saying he's Jason David 2.0, aka Toast?

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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Former Saints CB De'Vante Harris earned 1st start for Bucs on Sunday, faces former team next He’ll probably be ok with the Bucs. I don’t expect him to get victimized in this game.

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Papa Voodoo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,634	Re: Former Saints CB De'Vante Harris earned 1st start for Bucs on Sunday, faces former team next I said last year a potato could cover better then Harris.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,622 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Former Saints CB De'Vante Harris earned 1st start for Bucs on Sunday, faces former team next I don't miss this dude ... at all. SmashMouth likes this.