October 19, 2008 Buccaneers rookie Aqib Talib picked off his third pass of the year in Tampa Bays' 20-10 win over the Seahawks.
Our View:Talib has become a big time corner for the Bucs defense and continues his stellar freshman season.
September 16, 2008 Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden said he is concerned about the hamstring injury to rookie cornerback Aqib Talib, according to the Tampa Tribune.
Our View:Despite this, Talib was said to be walking normally after the team's Week 2 game, and indications are that he should be okay to go Week 3.
September 14, 2008 Aqib Talib left Sunday's game in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury.
Our View:Check back for updates on Talib's status.
August 3, 2008 We can't seem to get a consistent feeling on top rookie cornerback Aqib Talib in Tampa Bay. Early last week we received word that the former Kansas Jayhawk was enjoying a strong training camp and has impressed coaches with his nose for the ball and ability to translate his skills to the NFL game. However, today we receive word the Bucs are not as happy with his performance off the field, according to St. Petersburgh Times. Before training camp, coaches say, the cornerback was late to meetings. He got into an argument and shoving match with a teammate at the NFL rookie symposium. He even missed the team flight to Canton, Ohio, when the Bucs' rookies visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Coach Jon Gruden indicated Saturday that the team has fined Talib heavily — and repeatedly — for violating rules
Our View:At the scouting combine in February, Talib admitted to testing positive for marijuana three times while at Kansas, thus the word on his lack of common sense off the football field was well known. Now the Bucs are hoping to get him steered in the right direction and early reports indicate the lessons are not taking. We will see if he can improve, but it is fair to state his work to gain a starting job is likely to be hampered by his lack of discipline. Stay tuned.
July 28, 2008 Aqib Talib has impressed coaches according to the Tampa Bay Tribune. Coach Jon Gruden said, "(Talib's) doing great. We’re really impressed with him. He had a couple big splash plays yesterday and his talent is easy to recognize. Again, he’s got to master the defense and Raheem Morris is doing a great job with him."
Our View:Talib could be a late IDP sleeper in deep leagues. It appears that he is in line to start on a talented Bucs defense.
