Rookie fight with teammate. Resulting in the other player, who was selected in a later round so of less importance, being cut.

Threatening referees, resulting in all refs having a more critical eye on all our players, resulting in higher number of called penalties.

The taxi driver incident.

A car incident where he allegedly threatened the woman driver of the other car with bodily harm…even though it was Talibs fault.

The shooting in Texas.

Multiple fist swinging at players in games.

Cussing out his head coach in England.

Although I don’t often agree with Thomas, and I certainly would not express my opinions in the same manner. On this particular matter I’m forced to agree.

I think people are looking for reasons to keep Talib because we don’t have a suitable replacement. But consider this…each time an incident occurs it escalates from the previous one. Each time gets worse.

So, what if Talib ends up killing someone? If it happens, the Bucs are saying the kept him regardless of the potential for harm he represented. Cutting him might slap some sense into him. It would be the best thing for him.

Instead, excuses are being made to keep him.

Each year he does something. This year will be no different. He should have been cut already.

As for his off-field stuff, he had the taxi (STUPID!) and now this Dallas thing, which the more the dust settles the more it looks like he was set up by a jerk harassing his sister/mother. I think FreemanBomb5 is right, the legal will go away. As far as the NFL, I don’t think they can touch him. Especially if the Killer Saints legal claims are right and that all incidents prior to the CBA are exonerated.

Cody Johnson profile.

http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/johnson_cody00.html

As to Talib, he has obvious talent if the only talent you’re concerned about is “ball-hawking”. He does break on the ball well and has good enough hands to get the INT. Problem is he’s lacking in many other areas. For example, he’s been known to bite on the first move. Usually this is an attempt to make the highlight reel with a pick. Problem is, it also means he gets burned quite frequently by a double move. Also, he’s horrible about getting a bump on the WR in press coverage. Sure, there’s supposed to be Safety help over the top, but if he can’t slow the WR, the Safety will be late getting there. Those are two examples, but his off-man coverage isn’t great until the WR is 15 yards downfield. Anything underneath and he never gets there. I recall the Ravens tearing him up with underneath routes up and down the field last time we played them (I believe that was Sabby’s last game as a Buc, when he totally lost Heap on a blown assignment). For the past two years, beyond the INTs, Talib has been vulnerable and burned repeatedly. Remember Painter to Garcon twice last year with Talib in coverage? Yeah, we’re not talking Manning throwing the ball or Calvin Johnson catching it… it was Painter to Garcon.

Talib may be a good locker room guy, but if he can’t be on the field with his teammates due to off field things, he’s not a good influence. As for on-field? That’s in serious question at this point. He has a LOT to prove this year (fortunately for him, it’s a contract year, when most players play “out of their minds”).