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[QUOTE="VirginiaOrange, post: 731958, member: 1085"]
He might not stay at RB - especially if he has his way.
 
Philips admits he'd much rather run around - or by - a defender.

"My running style is shifty," he said. "I'm not really an in between-the-tackles runner. I'm more of a make-you-miss, get-you-in-open-space runner. That's always been my style.

"I don't weigh that much (178 pounds), so that hard running game, that ground-and-pound game, has never been my style. I like to make people miss. That's what I enjoy."
 
Philips is also versatile. He ran 124 times for 1,057 yards last season, caught 12 passes for 336 yards, and threw for 168 yards and three touchdowns. He scored 23 TDs.

"He'll make you miss in the open field," Marinan said. "You have to contain him and really make him earn his yardage. Give him a crease, he's going to take it, and you're going to be seeing his butt running away."

Ed McCarthy, who has coached 42 seasons at both West Haven and St. Joseph of Trumbull, said Philips is the best running back he's ever had.

"I really don't like comparing players," McCarthy said, "but I always go back to how versatile (Philips) is. He can run the ball. He loves to run the ball from tackle to tackle, but he does his best work, and makes his home runs, on the perimeter. He's a threat to catch the ball, too. He's not solely a running back."

Syracuse and Temple have given Philips offers, while Old Dominion, UConn, Utah and Villanova have shown interest. At 5-foot-11, he could wind up being a slot receiver, which he prefers to being a running back.

"It's easier to get in space," Philips said. "If I can get in space, then I feel like I can be really effective."
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