Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

[IlluminatusUIUC]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/patriots-obtain-cb-aqib-talib-213431683--nfl.html;_ylt=AvVTOVDvB5ZkscjrWbFPVrpDubYF;_ylu=X3oDMTRtMGZhczd1BG1pdANMSVNUUyBNaXhlZCBsaXN0IE5GTCBoZWFkbGluZXMEcGtnAzUwZGEyMjk5LWMwZDQtMzFiYS04MzIyLWEyMTVkOTNkYzY1NQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDTWVkaWFCTGlzdE1peGVkTFBDQVRlbXAEdmVyAzY3NDdhNTQwLTI0NmQtMTFlMi1iZWZmLWE0OGFhZDQzN2FhZg--;_ylg=X3oDMTFoZHY1MWJpBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANuZmwEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The New England Patriots have obtained cornerback Aqib Talib for their shaky secondary from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Talib will be eligible to play in the Patriots' next game on Nov. 11 after serving a four-game NFL suspension without pay for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

The Patriots acquired on Thursday the former first-round draft pick and a seventh-rounder next year for their fourth-round choice in 2013.

Talib's talented but a headcase. Will he go the Dillon route and adopt hte Patriot way or the Haynesworth route and stink his way out of the league?

Nontheless, it must be nice to follow a team that recognizes a weakness and aggressively tries to fix it.

[Skooby]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

We can't fix stupid coaching but a new owner can.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/patriot...GlvbnM-;_ylv=3



Talib's talented but a headcase. Will he go the Dillon route and adopt hte Patriot way or the Haynesworth route and stink his way out of the league.

Nontheless, it must be nice to follow a team that recognizes a weakness and agressively tries to fix it.

[coastal]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

I ****ing hate the Patriots.

[gr8slayer]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

And the rich get richer.

[THRILLHO]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

Bill Belichek: "This outta stop the Bills from getting an extra garbage time TD so we can win by 24+."

[GingerP]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

Bill Belichek: "This outta stop the Bills from getting an extra garbage time TD so we can win by 24+."

He is on suspension and won't be eligible to return until after the Bills game. Thus, that garbage-time TD is assured.

[EDS]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

And the rich get richer.

But the Bills won the offseason!!!!!

[THRILLHO]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

He is on suspension and won't be eligible to return until after the Bills game. Thus, that garbage-time TD is assured.

And you are correct. Thank you, I misread the report.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

And you are correct. Thank you, I misread the report.

I'm confused, the Yahoo link says he'll be eligible to play on November 11 - Bills/Patriots. What am I missing.

[Ed]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

I'm confused, the Yahoo link says he'll be eligible to play on November 11 - Bills/Patriots. What am I missing.

I don't think they're accounting for the fact that NE has a bye this week.

[cookie G]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

meh, he was never that great.



The Pats are probably the only team that spends more 1st and 2nd round draft choices on DB's.

And their DB's still suck.

[better days]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

meh, he was never that great.



The Pats are probably the only team that spends more 1st and 2nd round draft choices on DB's.

And their DB's still suck.

I disagree. He is very talented on the field. His problems are off the field. I don't see him turning into a boy scout myself. The only question is how long Billy boy puts up with his bs.

[THRILLHO]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

I'm confused, the Yahoo link says he'll be eligible to play on November 11 - Bills/Patriots. What am I missing.

From the article I read;

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/01/thanks-to-bye-talibs-suspension-could-grow-from-four-weeks-to-five/

"Per the league, Talib’s suspension extends through Week 10." We are the week 10 opponents.

[Ed]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

I forgot tabout the draft picks NE traded for Chad Johnson and Haynesworth too. Those were for 2013, so NE doesn't have a 4th, 5th, or 6th round pick in the 2013 draft now.

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4733604/re-setting-pats-2013-draft-picks

[stuckincincy]

Re: Patriots acquire Aqib Talib

Talib's talented but a headcase. Will he go the Dillon route and adopt hte Patriot way or the Haynesworth route and stink his way out of the league?

Nontheless, it must be nice to follow a team that recognizes a weakness and aggressively tries to fix it.

Surprised at the mention of Dillon. NE didn't straighten him out - he was simply freed from the idiocy of the CIN organization. Yes - he was a bit of a jerk, but just a garden variety jerk. He correctly detected that talking to the press was a fruitless enterprise.

A great player. Come game day, he was all business - hated to be taken out. He hit hard, had a tremendous straight arm. If he broke out into the open, his speed tasked cornerbacks. He was a fine blocker, and repeatedly came back into the play to help a harried qb.

I was happy that he left dysfunctional CIN and got a SB ring.