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| | Player Profile | Aqib Talib - Cornerback
College: Kansas
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| College Scouting Report | Talib is sort of the corner version of Mario Manningham, minus the lousy teammate baggage. Like Manningham, Talib has a proven flair for the dramatic and has loads of natural ability that few others can claim. Also like Mario, those special plays often come at the expense of doing all the little things that make most guys successful. Talib is a horrible fundamental tackler; his idea of tackling is to run real fast into the ballcarrier. He loves to bait QBs, but pretty much every NFL-caliber WR he faced off against (Jordy Nelson, Maurice Purify, Will Franklin) took advantage of his gambling nature and set him up with double moves and deliberate false steps. Also like Manningham, Talib tested positive for marijuana at the Combine, which is tantamount to admitting chronic use of the chronic. Almost all Talib’s faults are coachable, which gives me hope he will prove me wrong here. But I’m certainly not willing to wager a top 50 pick on that, though some NFL team almost certainly will.
- Jeff Risdon
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