It Is What It Is » Who’s Next: Ten looming contractual questions for Patriots

Nice round-up here from Chris Price, and it already looks like the Pats will have some tough choices. Talib has been stellar so far and it’s frustrating to imagine the Pats lowballing him and letting him walk just as the defense looks like they’re coming around.

He’ll test the market regardless so there’s nothing the Pats can really do but wait and see how his entire body of work this season shapes up. But right now it’s easy to make the argument that he’s a necessary piece of the puzzle.