mj1 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 in the game against the bears i saw keith brooking not shedding blocks n most of the time on his back side no where near the play.i truly think 54 gives us a better chance to slow down the ig gles screens n run attack. see i dont ? keith brooking passion 4 the game his body aint what it use 2b what y'all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokey7 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Keith Brooking used to be a good linebacker. He's not anymore. Sure he has good numbers on tackles but if you have watched the games then you know as well as I do that 90% of the tackles he gets is hanging onto somone's shoestrings as they drag him down the field. He's neither strong, nor fast anymore. When is the last time Brooking has stepped up in a gap and absolutly STUFFED a runningback right there at the line of scrimmage the way good linebackers do? I'd say about 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossFALCON™ Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 one of the reasons we have to play brooking so much is because he has the mic'd up helmet. unless we make lawyer go on the sideline and change helmets whenever brooking comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWIFT HITTER Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Brooking hasnt been good in 3 years ..Im tired of calling for his head now I really dont care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 in the game against the bears i saw keith brooking not shedding blocks n most of the time on his back side no where near the play.i truly think 54 gives us a better chance to slow down the ig gles screens n run attack. see i dont ? keith brooking passion 4 the game his body aint what it use 2b what y'all think?Its wonderful when people keep pulling this fake gem out of their rear ends. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DurtyBirds02 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Yes, Brooking is on the decline. Its unfortunate. He played his *** for this football team. Let the man play this season. Maybe start limiting his playtime I dont know. That is for the coaches to decide (obv)I dont see him being a Falcon next year, although I could be wrong. I wish all the luck to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsfan1987 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 The coaches are not going to pull Brooking to put in Nicholas. Brooking will not play much longer. Then we will have a great replacement with Nicholas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 The coaches are not going to pull Brooking to put in Nicholas. Brooking will not play much longer. Then we will have a great replacement with Nicholas.Roger Goodell steps up to the podium...........with the 17th pick in the 2009 NFL draft, the Atlanta Falcons select..........Aaron Curry, Linebacker - Wake Forest University..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 in the game against the bears i saw keith brooking not shedding blocks n most of the time on his back side no where near the play.i truly think 54 gives us a better chance to slow down the ig gles screens n run attack. see i dont ? keith brooking passion 4 the game his body aint what it use 2b what y'all think?Yeah, cause Forte killed us in the passing game . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigSmackDaddy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Brooking is one of the best linebackers in Falcons history and yet you jacka**es continue to knock him. Yes, I will admit he is on the decline but for the millionth time he is still a good LB. He has made some plays this year already and yet everyone always remembers the bad. I personally hope KB retires here. BTW, if Nicholas was better he would be starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twizt3d Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Brooking is one of the best linebackers in Falcons history and yet you jacka**es continue to knock him. Yes, I will admit he is on the decline but for the millionth time he is still a good LB. He has made some plays this year already and yet everyone always remembers the bad. I personally hope KB retires here. BTW, if Nicholas was better he would be starting.I would have to agree, Brooking has always been a great linebacker for this team. He's done nothing but give his all from day one. It's unfortunate that so many continue to knock the man after all that he's done for this franchise. I too would like to see KB retire from ATL, he's a great linebacker, always has been. Everyone starts to lose a step eventually, give the man a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsH8 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I would have to agree, Brooking has always been a great linebacker for this team. He's done nothing but give his all from day one. It's unfortunate that so many continue to knock the man after all that he's done for this franchise. I too would like to see KB retire from ATL, he's a great linebacker, always has been. Everyone starts to lose a step eventually, give the man a break.that's all good, but I want the best players out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Man Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Everyone gets older, but I do think we need to make sure that if he is not pulling all his weight on the field, we sub in Nicholas a good bit, to keep Keith fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceReville Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Roger Goodell steps up to the podium...........with the 17th pick in the 2009 NFL draft, the Atlanta Falcons select..........Aaron Curry, Linebacker - Wake Forest University....."17th pick? What the Heck did the Falcons trade up to get the 17th pick? I thought they had pick 32?"Now that is what I want to hear the Commish to say draft day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris30277 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 for the last time Nicholas plays SLB in this system. Coy Wire is Brooking's backup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Brooking is one of the best linebackers in Falcons history and yet you jacka**es continue to knock him. Yes, I will admit he is on the decline but for the millionth time he is still a good LB. He has made some plays this year already and yet everyone always remembers the bad. I personally hope KB retires here. BTW, if Nicholas was better he would be starting.should a "good" LB make $7 million/yr? should a "good" LB make more than one big play per year?should a "good" LB have a sack every now and then?Brooking has had a fine career but you don't get to keep your job and high salary based on what you did five years ago. Brooking got to stay when Dimitroff was "cleaning house" because you had to keep somebody for continuity's sake and Brooking had the best attitude and most roots in Georgia - over Dunn, Crumpler, Coleman, etc.Just because many of us are "ready to move on" and get better at the linebacker position - does not mean we hate Keith Brooking. There is a "time" for everything - and it will be time for Brooking to either "go" altogether in 2009 OR accept a 600% paycut (from $7million/season to $1million/season) and a back-up role. Either way, I don't care - but Brooking is no longer a "starting caliber" linebacker in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsH8 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 should a "good" LB make $7 million/yr? should a "good" LB make more than one big play per year?should a "good" LB have a sack every now and then?Brooking has had a fine career but you don't get to keep your job and high salary based on what you did five years ago. Brooking got to stay when Dimitroff was "cleaning house" because you had to keep somebody for continuity's sake and Brooking had the best attitude and most roots in Georgia - over Dunn, Crumpler, Coleman, etc.Just because many of us are "ready to move on" and get better at the linebacker position - does not mean we hate Keith Brooking. There is a "time" for everything - and it will be time for Brooking to either "go" altogether in 2009 OR accept a 600% paycut (from $7million/season to $1million/season) and a back-up role. Either way, I don't care - but Brooking is no longer a "starting caliber" linebacker in the NFL.Well said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 should a "good" LB make $7 million/yr? should a "good" LB make more than one big play per year?should a "good" LB have a sack every now and then?Brooking has had a fine career but you don't get to keep your job and high salary based on what you did five years ago. Brooking got to stay when Dimitroff was "cleaning house" because you had to keep somebody for continuity's sake and Brooking had the best attitude and most roots in Georgia - over Dunn, Crumpler, Coleman, etc.Just because many of us are "ready to move on" and get better at the linebacker position - does not mean we hate Keith Brooking. There is a "time" for everything - and it will be time for Brooking to either "go" altogether in 2009 OR accept a 600% paycut (from $7million/season to $1million/season) and a back-up role. Either way, I don't care - but Brooking is no longer a "starting caliber" linebacker in the NFL.WTF does his pay have to do with it? If we were against the cap, then I can see your point. But we have enough money to go after who we want (we did just try to land Gonzo according to sources). Talk about his declining play or his lack of "big plays" if you want, but bringing up his pay just sounds like jealousy. It serves your argument none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Well saidthanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 WTF does his pay have to do with it. If we were against the cap, then I can see your point. But we have enough money to go after who we want (we did just try to land Gonzo according to sources). Talk about his declining play or his lack of "big plays" if you want, but bringing up his pay just sounds like jealousy. It serves your argument none.pay does not have much to do with Brooking's declining play - agree there.But pay has "everything" to do with whether you keep a player, cut a player or re-structure a player. At this point, keeping Brooking without restructuring is pure "welfare" - a giveaway......Dimitroff will most likely address Brooking in the offseason - you will see....Of course, I thought Dimitroff was gonna restructure Brooking last off-season and he did not.I'm not jealous of what Brooking makes- i'm a capitalist - get whatever you can get - if I was jealous of what guys made, then I could not even be a sports fan - that is just a silly statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris30277 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 where's the gasface button at?look chris, when boley got knicked up, it wasn't nicholas coming in, it was wire. wire is the SLB, Nicholas is the Weakside. gimme a break, kitkat.http://www.atlantafalcons.com/People/Roster/Depth_Chart.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I love all these Genius assistant coaches who are apparently defensive experts and think that our own coaches are complete idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 were on a message board. i'm not sure if you know this or not, but this is the falcon's message board. so people are going to type about the falcons.Yes. BUt they don't need to act like they know something about Brooking that they don't, and pretending that they see all sorts of things not in evidence. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 people see what they want to see. brooking has been getting ate up a lot this year. if i had dvr, i'd post some videos of it. with that said, i think brooking's knowledge is much more important than nicholas' obvious physical dominance over brooking.If PHysical dominance was the be all of football, Jamarcus RUssel woudl be an all - time player, and this woudl be RYan LEaf's sixth Superbowl in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 people see what they want to see. brooking has been getting ate up a lot this year. if i had dvr, i'd post some videos of it. with that said, i think brooking's knowledge is much more important than nicholas' obvious physical dominance over brooking.I'm not too concerned about it - I do believe in our coaching staff and general manager. I think the Keith Brooking question will get addressed in the off-season..........We will have to "wait and see" if it gets resolved with a lesser role, reduced pay, outright cut or status quo.I'm patient and willing to "see how it plays out" - as if I had a choice in the matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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