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http://www.kansan.com/stories/2008/apr/29/nfl_offers_appear_less_epic_kansas/?sports
Saturday and Sunday should have been even more epic for Kansas, if not for the unfortunate flaws of the NFL Draft system.
In the months and weeks leading up to the draft, analysts picked apart Kansas cornerback Aqib Talib. Experts lambasted his tendency to take risks in coverage, second-guessed his ability to make tackles at the line of scrimmage, and questioned his speed based on one piece of film - Kansas State receiver Jordy Nelson’s infamous torching of Talib.
When published reports said Talib had failed three drug tests during his Kansas career, draft prospectors panicked. Scouts and talking heads latched asterisks and red flags to Talib’s name just because the star cornerback told NFL team personnel the truth: He used marijuana more than two years ago, and had since changed his habits.
Talib didn’t find his way into the top 10 picks. Instead, he fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the 20th pick, and wasn’t even the first cornerback taken.