Unlike last year when Aqib Talib was still proving himself from a character/ reliability standpoint after his numerous incidents in Tampa Bay,  Talib likely will be able to command a high price multi-year contract.    When healthy,  Talib was a difference maker with the Patriots.   They saw that first hand when Talib got injured in the last two AFC Championship games and their Defense suffered greatly as a result.   

 

Yet,  it still gets back to the question,  can Talib be trusted if he signs a long term contract with a large amount of guaranteed money?   Outside of the Patriots environment,   the risk seems high. 

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