Tampa goes with... who?

The Buccaneers have chosen Aqib Talib, CB from Kansas. While he was probably one of the top 5 CB's available, I think the Bucs had other, more pressing needs, most notably the WR position. And with their pick of the WR litter, it is a little perplexing as to how they came to the Talib decision.

Perhaps they're thinking since no WR's have been taken so far, they can still get a high level WR in round 2, but the high level CB's may be taken? Who knows, but I, for one, would have liked to see the Bucs take the WR from Texas, Limas Sweed. We'll see what is available come round 2.

And Tampa Bay chooses....

Wow, lots of trades in this draft. The Panthers came in from nowhere and surprised me there.

Tampa Bay had the opportunity to pick any WR they wanted, a position they definitely need with an aging Joey Galloway and an inconsistent Ike Hilliard, but they instead chose Aqib Talib.

While Aqib should be at least a decent CB in the NFL, and the Bucs have always been a defensive minded team, I feel like he was picked here more as a "best player available" because of how far he fell, rather then as a real team need for Tampa Bay. I guess they're thinking that perhaps Ronde will be following his brother into retirement soon.