At the Monday press conference introducing the team’s first-round draft pick, cornerback Aqib Talib indicated that he’d like to play some offense for the Bucs. If he plays sufficiently effective defense.
“Until I lead the league in effort, you won’t see me [on offense],” Talib said, according to Pewter Report.
Coach Jon Gruden previously suggested that Talib might get a crack at jumping over to the other side of the ball.
“[W]e’ll use offense as a motivation for him,” Gruden said. “You know, cover that guy I’ll let you play offense. Cover him some more and we’ll give you a reverse or we’ll do something with you.”
Talib also addressed the reports of marijuana use, which might have caused him to drop a bit in round one.
“I care about my reputation, and I earned a bad one for doing that at Kansas, but I’m not dumb enough to do it again. I learn from my mistakes.”
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:04 am
I still can’t believe they are already calling him the next charles woodson.
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:05 am
That’s what she said.
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:06 am
“Could Talib go both ways?” What does his sexuality have to do with how well he plays football?
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:10 am
That’s a good response to the marijuana use. Let’s hope it’s the truth.
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:10 am
With that title I was expecting a Matt Leinart joke.
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:13 am
One too many jager-bombs one night at a frat party and a guy is labeled for life!!!!!!!
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Sounds like the headline was written by a vindictive ex-girlfriend.
Or boyfriend.
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Yes. I’ve seen video.
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Can Talib goboth ways? We’ll find out if Gruden gives him a crack!
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April 29th, 2008 at 10:52 am
After watching the video on youtube where Talib dives into the endzone from the 5 yardline, he appears to have more atheticism than any reciever we have on the current roster. Line him up and let it fly Jon.
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April 29th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Remember that one time Gruden called a reverse and it actually netted more than -2 yards?
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April 29th, 2008 at 11:49 am
After watching his introductory press conference, I am convinced he is the missing link that was lost when Warren Sapp left.
This kid LOVES football!!!!! What a breath of fresh air he is.
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April 29th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
“This kid LOVES football!!!!! What a breath of fresh air he is.”
And if you stand down-wind of him, you get a nice contact high.
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April 29th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Wow, the Giants should force Manningham to spend a lot of time reviewing this kid’s response to criticism about marijuana use…preferably o-n-e l-e-t-t-e-r a-t a t-i-m-e….
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April 29th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
JayPhilly - No need to bring Manningham into the story. You should be concerned about having to hear Manning to Manningham for the next 7 years as they continue to own the Eagles. As a gentle reminder, the Pats now have the legendary call “Manning lobs it…Burress Alone…Touchdown New York” as part of their franchise history.
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April 29th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
bucco bruce, you should dial up the Youtube video of Talib getting torched by Jordy Nelson. And then just try to imagine him covering NFL players who aren’t white.
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April 30th, 2008 at 7:33 am
The jury will be out until he plays in a regular season game AND is successful.
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