In one of his last press conferences, Coach Belichick mentioned that he was pleased with CB Aqib Talib. He was evasive about the future plans for him during free agency. Talib really gave the defense a spark in the secondary.
He came to the team with a great deal of baggage. He had some brushes with the law and a reputation of not being a hard worker. Now, the team is floating stories out there over concerns about his work ethic. Talib stands to earn maybe $16 million for a two year contract at the minimum. Some team will pay him because of the shortage of good corner backs.
It doesn't look like the Pats will be that team unless they can get him for cheap money. In essence, he was rented for half the season for the price of a 4th round draft pick. The Pats will be going into the draft desperately needing help in the secondary. This has been going on for too long.
Unfortunately, there is a shortage of skilled players at this position. In the end, they will probably end up with another Ras-I Dowling who came here with great credentials, but can never stay healthy enough to play.
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