That 100 percent sounds closer to the truth but he made it sound like he was replacing Phil based on his verbiage of them deciding to stick with Phil. If that were the case they would have replaced Phil and Bobby at the same time, I don't think Matt was involved at that point or else he very well could have been the lead guitarist and they were looking to replace Bobby on Rhythm?

I dont think we'll ever know but guessing at this stuff has been the most excited I've gotten talking about the band in months.