Imagine Asomugha on one side, Talib on the other.

If the new NFL CBA includes a salary floor then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers might be forced to spend money on free agency just to get up to standard. Even with resigning all of their soon-to-be free agents at market value, the Bucs would still have considerable cap space. That means, chances are, the Bucs will have to spend some money this off-season.

Now, as the Aqib Talib saga played out a number of Bucs fans openly lobbied for the Bucs to look into Nnadmi Asomugha, the elite corner from Oakland. Despite the fact he will be 30 this season, Asomugha is amongst the most talented corners in the league and has pretty much single-handedly kept the Oakland defense from being an embarrassment for the past half-decade. Recently though, as Talib’s case has been delayed until March 2012 and he has been participating with his teammates in players-only workouts, those conversations about Asomugha have died down. After all, if Talib is on the 2011 roster the Bucs wouldn’t need Nnadmi.

Think just for a second though about the possibility of the Bucs signing Asomugha anyway. Imagine just for a second, Aqib Talib lining up opposite Nnamdi Asomugha and tell me that’s not the best tandem of corners in the NFL. As much of a long-shot as it may seem, this could be a completely doable scenario. Could you feel any more confident than having Talib and Asomugha at boundary corner while Ronde Barber plays the nickel? You, me and Dupree could start on the front four and the Bucs D would still be solid with that crew on the back-end.

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