Is it “Closing time” for Brooking?
Keith Brooking has played ALL of his football in Georgia.
Starring at East Coweta, Georgia Tech and then for the Falcons. He’s the last member of the 1998 NFC Championship team that played in the Super Bowl.
Unless the two sides come to an agreement, Brooking is headed for free agency on Friday.
Things are not looking good. Valuation is an issue.
Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said the team’s offseason decisions would not be emotionally driven.
Would it be a good move by the Falcons to let Brooking enter free agency? Or is it time to tell Brooking, thanks for your years of service and good luck in your future endeavors?
(Here’s a shot of Brooking and Lawyer Milloy making a tackle of Green Bay’s Donald Driver)
http://z.about.com/d/football/1/0/r/S/KeithBrooking1a.jpg
IN A TRIBUTE TO THE DOB, WE HAVE SOME LYRICS THAT FIT THE FOOTBALL BLOG.
Semisonic – Closing Time lyrics
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Closing time – time for you to go out, go out into the world.
Closing time – turn the lights up over every boy and every girl.
Closing time – one last call for alcohol, so finish your whiskey or beer.
Closing time – you don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here.
I know who I want to take me home.
I know who I want to take me home.
I know who I want to take me home.
Take me home…
Closing time – time for you to go back to the places you will be from.
Closing time – this room won’t be open ’til your brothers or you sisters
come.
So gather up your jackets, and move it to the exits – I hope you have found
a
friend.
Closing time – every new beginning comes from some other beginning’send.
Yeah, I know who I want to take me home.
I know who I want to take me home.
I know who I want to take me home.
Take me home…
Closing time – time for you to go back to the places you will be from…
I know who I want to take me home.
I know who I want to take me home.
I know who I want to take me home.
Take me home…
Closing time – every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end…
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Joe
February 24th, 2009
12:24 am
I think you could of spent your time telling us what players the falcons like in the first day of defense at the combine!!!! Have to admit this wasn’t your most informative blog the odl!!! Give me some info on who the falcons like and what options we have in free agency??
dledbetter
February 24th, 2009
12:34 am
JOE: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I’m back from the combine. That’s all I wrote about for last six days. No Haynesworth! Mayock thinks GT’s Michael Johnson is not consistent. Falcons focusing on DEs and CBs. Safeties are a big issue too. Here are some links so you can catch up!!! Good thing I’m not grading your comment.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2009/02/22/lawyer_milloy_falcons.html
http://www.ajc.com/falcons/content/sports/falcons/stories/2009/02/21/nfl_falcons_safety.html
(PSST Joe, you’ve got to read the newspaper, too.)
(I haven’t figured out how to put pictures in here yet, But if you click on the blue dledbetter line to the left, a picture will come up!!!)
Joe
February 24th, 2009
12:50 am
I was simply referring to specific players AFTER the first defensive day at the combine the falcons a were higher on or more likely to draft if or when available. And I know the falcons are going defense but wasn’t sure if it was a db or dl.
You always do a good job reporting! No need to get all huffy puffy! But thanks got the reply! Believe it or not this is the first time I got a response back.
Just so were on the same page I’ll reword my question. What players are the falcons liking after the first day of defense at the combine?
Big Ray
February 24th, 2009
2:26 am
I don’t expect to hear exactly who the Falcons are really high on as we get closer. To let that out would be to give away some leverage.
I’d like to see Dimitroff and Co. address the DL and Secondary in a strong, dynamic way. And I think they’ll do just that unless they can get a real impact player at linebacker that they really want.
I figure Boley will be re-signed (why not), and we’ll have Koy Wire as well. Brooking is probably done here unless he/his agent agree to an amount of money that is acceptable to the Falcons. I’m guess he’s just done…but who knows. If his value is the issue, then he only means so much to the team, or it would have been done already.
Joe
February 24th, 2009
2:31 am
Also I think it would be good to let him go because the falcons need some young studs to go with Curtis lofton. Buy definitely thank him for the years on and off the field. But it’s time to move on like we did with milloy. I’m not gonna lie it suck losing to guys like brooking and milloy but it’s just that time to keep buliding for the future.
TCM
February 24th, 2009
5:45 am
It’s time for the Falcons to build for the future. Brooking is no different from any other former Falcon who has had to move on or ANY other NFL veteran for that matter. He was paid like one of the top defensive players in the league but never played up to that level. So should we feel sorry for him, NO!! It’s about time he leaves and now the Falcons can use that waste of cap room to get REAL defensive players in who just don’t jump on piles and tackle somebody after they’ve gained 10 – 15 yards, or better yet chase a 3rd string RB 50 yards after you blew the assignment for a TD on Monday Night Football!! And just think Dan Reeves drafted Brooking over Randy Moss at that time when WR was CLEARLY the biggest need of the team back then!! And for the record, Dan Reeves was credited with trading up for MV back in 2001. That was really a “front office” move as Blank was preparing to take ownership of the team and wanted a superstar to build around. And for all of you wit short memories, Dan Reeves couldn’t even get along with John Elway, considered amongst the greatest QB’s to ever play in the NFL. Brooking should have been gone years ago. It’s about dag gum time!!
Tman
February 24th, 2009
6:01 am
This is where the Falcons have gotten a lot wiser. Like Dimitroff said, emotion shouldn’t drive decisions. Brooking has been a gret player, and I never like to see him bad-mouthed on these blogs, but it’s time for him to go. He clearly showed his age in the loss to the Cardinals, and he’s been going downhill for a while. Yes, he’s smart and a great leader, but to pay him very much to stay is a mistake. Spend that money on another free agent. The draft will provide a good linebacker. Lofton looks like a really good LB and shows great leadership, and the Falcons have some promising youngters. Time to say goodbye to Brooking.
Greg
February 24th, 2009
6:52 am
Brooking: great guy, great work ethic, but right now average talent (at best). He isn’t worth close to what they’re paying him (and he wasn’t for all of last season). He is too easily blocked, and his foot-quickness is appalling. Last season he was not just the weak-side LB, he was the weak link. We need a bigger, tougher, faster guy in his place. And I think he knows it.
Sage of Bluesland
February 24th, 2009
7:16 am
Finally, Darrell, you have addressed an issue of importance with the fans…I simply wish you would be a bit more objective.
For instance, when you mention “5 Pro Bowls” and “last remaining player from the Super Bowl team”, I wish you knew what BALANCE meant–and added “2nd highest paid linebacker in the league last year” and “produced zero forced fumbles, fumble recoveries, and sacks the past three years”.
These are just a few of the facts that I hope and pray make it into your “information” one day…But, hey, Rome wasn’t built in a day, so they say…I’m just thankful you’ve got his name right this time…
Ronnie
February 24th, 2009
7:27 am
The only problem with letting Brooking walk is that he should have been cut with the others in the Purge of 2008. Instead he was handed the green dot helmet that guaranteed he would be on the field for every snap. His total cap hit was second-highest in the NFL, behind only Ray Lewis, and he forced no fumbles, made no interceptions or sacks, but did make a bunch of tackles after the opponent had gained six yards. And he was a complete liability in pass coverage, never seeming to anticipate the throw to a man in his area. Sure he’d make the tackle, but why didn’t he force an incompletion?
And I’m all out of sympathy for him, because by my estimates he’s gotten paid about $40 million in his career with the Falcons. And then I had to watch him screw up so many times last year even while he was getting a salary of $6 million and never coming off the field.
It’s time to see what we have in Stephen Nicholas, who, by the way, hit Brees on the pass that turned into Chevis’ pick-six in the first game, and had a really nice slap down pass defense that Brooking hadn’t made in four years in another game.
Dimitroff, stick to your guns and lock the door behind Brooking when he’s gone. I just hope he goes to a team on our 2009 schedule, starts 16 games, and we get a late round comp pick out of it.
Ronnie
February 24th, 2009
7:30 am
DOL, while we’re talking linebackers, any progress on Wire or Boley? In particular, I’d like to know the story with Boley. Why didn’t he fit into the new regime and is there really no way they wouldn’t bring him back? He’s young and had a fantastic season in 2007.
falconman
February 24th, 2009
7:44 am
The time has come for a new look at LB. Out with the old, and in with the new. It’s been a good run for KB. I had hoped he would call it a day, hang up the cleats, and retire a Falcon.
Lanny
February 24th, 2009
7:46 am
Brooking’s time passed long ago, and his shortcomings should have been apparent to even the most casual fan this past year. Thank God we have a GM who seems to recognize it. I don’t have the hatred for him that so many others seem to have, but he should have been gone a while ago. I appreciate his contributions over the years, but Keith is not the present or future. If he can get someone else to pay him significant bucks for another year or two, good luck to him. But thank God it won’t be us this time.
Mac
February 24th, 2009
7:47 am
DOL, please leave the lyrics thing to DOB. Be yourself. That’s good enough.
Dominic Hughes
February 24th, 2009
7:57 am
I just assumed D.Led was drunk when he filed the lyrics – and I respect that. Brooking has been a great servant of the Falcons but may not be worth what he or his agent think he is to a team that is now looking to the future. I suspect the next lyrics we will hear are “Should I stay or should I go?”.
David
February 24th, 2009
7:58 am
Look, the guy made over $6million last year. He should give some of that back this year because he sure wasn’t worth $6mil last year. I always say it is the PLAYER who controls where he plays, not the team. Yes the team can lowball and the players union will NEVER want a player to take less–but if a player wants to play in a city, it is up to him.
rainman
February 24th, 2009
7:59 am
Thank you TD for being unemotional about what’s best for the team, although I’m still unsure why Brooking started all of last year.
Keith is a smart man and a rich man — I’m surprised that he doesn’t see what we see when he looks at the film. I’d like to hear what he thinks he can get on the open market — good luck!
Sage of Bluesland
February 24th, 2009
8:11 am
I don’t think good ol’ Keith is going anywhere, by the way…Once they find out there’s not much interest in an uninstinctive, rah-rah, ankle-grabber who gets blasted at the point of attack by a single blocker, they will come back with their proverbial tails between their legs…
Then, much to the delight of the sheep (who I imagine are on suicide-alert these days), he will proceed to re-sign with the Falcons and start fights with 7th string running backs/camp fodder to show what a “tough” guy he is…Been doing it since his days at Tech, when he would be thrown out at practice for getting too rough with the quarterbacks…(Yes, that’s right, the QBs for heaven’s sake!)
Funny how things were different with the local-boy-done-good when he lined up against the big-boys when they gave 100%, isn’t it?
Hope I’m wrong, but I’ll believe it when I see it. I think Darrell will be writing an emotionally ridiculous, “Thank God he’s back!” article soon enough.
I’ve never seen a fraud like this in Falconsland. Never.
Ben
February 24th, 2009
8:29 am
This is simple…Brooking should have been gone YEARS ago. Is is a mediocre linebacker at best. Time to get some new blood.
Ben
February 24th, 2009
8:29 am
HE*** not “it” in reference to Brooking.
Mike Moore
February 24th, 2009
8:30 am
Buh-bye, Brooking.
TruATLien
February 24th, 2009
8:32 am
Man, it would be an outrage if they brought Brooking back and not Law Dog. He blew just as many plays, and is clearly replaceable. I guess that DUI finally caught up with Lawyer.
Cairo
February 24th, 2009
8:48 am
I actually was about to get upset when I heard they were trying to sign Highway 56 again. However it is apparent it was a courteous attempt. GREAT! I can get back on the TD bandwagon because he is as smart as I thought. Highway 56 should have been gone especially last year. No way this guy deserve to be a TOP 5 paid LB in this league the last two years. Keep your emotions in check TD and don’t fall for the banana in the tail pipe. I know you are student of watching tape and the tape DOES NOT lie. Holla 56!
Eric
February 24th, 2009
8:50 am
For many of years I’ve been a Brooking fan, but these last three years have been bad for him. To often I see running backs dragging Keith down field and him missing tackles. When I heard the Falcons were thinking about signing him to a two year deal, I got sick to my stomach. Over 70% of the fans in Atlanta would like him to hang it up, and I am one of them.
Supes
February 24th, 2009
8:53 am
DOL, How can the falcons NOT be looking at the LB (which you didn’t mention when you were listing positions Falcons were supposedly interested in) with Boley and Brooking out the door? Do they plan on going with Nicholas, Wire and Lofton as starters? Gotta be kidding me!
One of the Falcons 1st two picks better be a playmaking LB!
Brian Cushing could be there at 24, will they not pick him with the obvious needs at LB?
Zoomie
February 24th, 2009
8:55 am
If Brooking shops himself out on the market, I don’t think there will be much interest. After all, interested parties will resort to tape, and tape on KB for the last two years will not be flattering. He works hard and tries hard, but no longer has the skill to be an impact player. As the questions about him drag on, I acknowledge the leading tackler stat, but KB, more often than not, fails when it matters most. Flashbacks from last season: dragged into the end zone by McNabb; total whiff on Minnesota’s Tavares Jackson after coming into the backfield untouched; consistently chipped out of play, usually by a RB, when he blitzes; watching him bite on the RB instead of picking up his assignment, the Arizona TE, resulting in the now infamous “Keith 3:16,” “It’s over, boys!” ending to the 2008 season. I don’t have a problem with KB staying with the Falcons as a back-up used primarily (really, exclusively) in the run game, but he needs to stay on the team at back-up pay. Good luck, Keith. Unfortunately, your tape is out there for all to see.
James
February 24th, 2009
9:42 am
Brooking played at Brookwood High school you You Idiot. Go somewhere else and waste the public’s time.
hawesg
February 24th, 2009
9:46 am
Supes, I agree. Maybe they have a plan for FA at OLB, but Wire and Nichols isn’t exactly the Ravens LB Corps, now is it? With real needs at SS, OLB (X2), TE, CB and OL, I’ll be interested to see what their plans are for Free Agency, because that’s WAY too many holes to address in the draft.
Harp
February 24th, 2009
9:47 am
Bottom line, all none playmakers (Brookings) must go. I would rather the Birds go with young and inexperienced than washed up and out. My biggest concern is where will the defensive leadership come from? Abraham maybe?
PMC
February 24th, 2009
9:48 am
It’s probably pretty smart for the falcons to let the interest in the league gauge what his value is.
I like him, I think most of the time last year he was solid but his best years are behind him and he’s not capable of being the dynamic playmaker that the falcons want to START anyway. I’d like to have him around if they can make it work monitarily but he’s simply not worth the money he got paid on the last contract next year. For most of his career he’s been an excellent tackler (probably the main reason he went to 5 pro bowls) and that’s sort of lost on todays NFL so I’d personally like to have him around he’s just not at this point as able as he used to be.
PMC
February 24th, 2009
9:51 am
Hopefully a playmaking outside linebacker will be available at 24 or maybe in the 2nd round be it Cushing or whomever TD wants.
Redbird
February 24th, 2009
10:01 am
LEDBETTER….
The people have spoken on this blog and the last couple from this past weekend. Get off you lazy ass and write what the people are saying instead of regurgitated crap that you subject the readers of AJC to. The fan base wants this fraud gone and has for awhile but instead of writing the facts you continue write these fluff pieces that focus on hometown loyalty instead of plain old football facts and logic. This is the same crap that got you run out of Philly, same thoughtless, gutless, deadline meeting crap…STOP!!!!!!
Pen the real article about how 90% of the fan base feels about this “Hometown Legend” instead of typical crap you write. Of course that will not happen because you are not MAN enough to deal with the outcome if you put down the precious local boy. I guess we can all look forward to a “fluff” piece tomorrow, woohoo! Maybe you can do one on good ole’ Keith’s 1st grade teacher or maybe his first football coach…that will tug at the heartstrings…you hack!
GATORZONE
February 24th, 2009
10:07 am
Redbird, I want brooking gone too, or at least accept backup role and back up money. But, you need to lighten up.
The management is not going to tip their hand before the draft, so all you guys are going to be left in the dark until draft day
Birdy
February 24th, 2009
10:08 am
D-Led wrote:
“Would it be a good move by the Falcons to let Brooking enter free agency? Or is it time to tell Brooking, thanks for your years of service and good luck in your future endeavors?”
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Talk about softball questions!
In short, it is time for both parties to move on. No one can play pro football forever.
SPS
February 24th, 2009
10:19 am
Linebacker seems like a much bigger need than D-Line, but I’m assuming that Trey Lewis will be back, and Biermann will make some progress and rotate with Anderson. They might need to use both the 1st and 2nd round picks on LBs if Boley leaves too. A Tight End might need to wait until the 3rd round. Decoud was a third round pick, and needs to step up at safety. Von Hutchins should be back at CB.
If Vick is not suspended by the league, and the Falcons have to cut him, they take a huge cap hit, and lose a lot of free agent room. The draft may be it this year.
FalconRich
February 24th, 2009
10:26 am
Brooking, thanks for your years of service and good luck in your future endeavors.
Joe Schmoe
February 24th, 2009
10:27 am
James, you are the one wasting peoples time, since he did go to E.C.
http://www.cowetaschools.org/2008mr/2008_10_28_brooking.htm
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Redbird
February 24th, 2009
10:29 am
Gatorzone..
Sorry man I can’t ease up on either the Falcons or Ledbetter until this is all resolved but for entirely different reasons.
A)The Falcons- WAYYYYY too much credit is given to our new GM, yes he did a great job with our picks last year but we had a ton of high picks and he did his job. Sadly when it comes to the Falcons front office simply doing you job measn you are instantly a savant. If Dimitroff is all knowing and all powerful then why is he negotiating with the “Fraud” in the first place??…my guess is at the top of the mountain so don’t think for a minute that our GM is his own man.
2)Ledbetter- Do I really need to rehash what I said before? It is thoughtless, gutless writing that appeals to housewives and your average transient Atlanta sports fan..plain and simple. The real Falcons fan, unless you are a Brooking Nut-hugger, or “hung out with him at the bar” know that his time is loooooong pasted so I find it insulting to read the fluff pieces regardless who is writing for the AJC.
WTB
February 24th, 2009
10:34 am
If I was Brooking I’d get the heck out of dodge, not because of the Falcons organization but because of the fans who badmouth him all the time. 5 year Pro Bowler, leading tackler last year and all the years before, moved from linebacker spot to spot with no complaints, but always willing to do what is best for the Falcons. Model citizen for the team and his community. Your right someone of his character shouldn’t be a part of the team. Let’s keep Michael Boley, who is overrated, and was platooned last year (I think Keith played everydown)….that’s a great way to build a better defense. Hopefully for you so called Falcon fans Brooking will leave via free agency and then we’ll have to wait and see who you b….. about next year. Sit back and watch teams pick up a true Pro who is a winner…not a whiner.
bravesfan
February 24th, 2009
10:38 am
Do we really even consider Brooking worth discussion on keeping him around? He can only make plays stuffing the run right up the middle. He can’t get from sideline to sideline, and he certainly can’t cover TEs or RBs out of the backfield. The Falcons’ season was ended when he made that sorry final play against the Cardinals. He needs to go, and the Falcons need to move on. He is the most overrated player they have ever had.
**Pendleton must go.**
willie
February 24th, 2009
10:42 am
I have always been a big Brooking fan. I think the league needs more of this type of solid, hard-working, keep-your-nose clean players in the league. However, I am very dissappointed that he is not willing to take a huge paycut. He has clearly been overpaid the last couple of seasons. I was hoping he would sign a small 1-year or 2-year deal and agree to be a backup LB and mentor for our younger guys. Apparently, he is not willing to do that, so he will unfortunately have to go.
**Frederick(Bailey)Douglass**
February 24th, 2009
10:42 am
This a joke that the Falcons let hard-hitting Milloy go and will let Boley leave without conversation and chose to sit down with Brooking. I agree, we owe him some measure of respect given his legendary status at East Coweta and GA Tech (yeah, right!! – who are they), but to offer the man a deal is just stupid. What would he add? He has not had a game changing play in 4 years.
I want to see the Birds land the safety from ‘Bama, move our current FS to strong safety, keep Boley and put him on the weakside, start #54 at strong side, and let Lofton continue to crack heads. Keep Tre Lewis healthy, draft another BIG D -lineman (from BAMA or Boston College), move Anderson to the inside (or cut him) and pick a DE up via free agency to battle Chauncey. Sign Foxy (great skills), coack Houston back to confidence, while letting Chevis Jackson and #20 battle to take his position.
Brooking has no place in this reorganization. Period.
GA Boy
February 24th, 2009
10:54 am
You guys are right, the tape does not lie. Brook consistently grades out as one of the best at the linebacker position, by far the best the falcons have. The “big plays” just have not gone his way (scheme plays a major role, along with supporting cast). It is unfortunate that a mistake that he made was in such a crucial part of a big game. He will not have a hard time finding work if he is not a Falcon. Thanks Keith, those that know the game know you are an asset to the team.
WTB
February 24th, 2009
10:57 am
Bravesfan, if you think the play at the end of the Cardinals game was the only thing which killed the Falcons you must have not been watching the game. Did you overlook the “hard hitting” Milloy taking a bad angle on the long TD pass to Antwan Bolton and being unable to run him down allowing the long TD. How about a “has been runner” killing the defense or an offensive line that couldn’t stop anyone from busting up both running or pass play. Wakeup and “smell the roses” this wasn’t a one man problem, it was a total team breakdown.
As for (Bailey,) an obvious dog fan, when the last time UGA had a 5 time Pro Bowl linebacker playing in the NFL.
Najeh Davenpoop
February 24th, 2009
11:15 am
“Brooking played at Brookwood High school you You Idiot. Go somewhere else and waste the public’s time.”
Brooking went to East Coweta, not Brookwood. Jason Elam’s the Falcon who went to Brookwood.
Dledbetter
February 24th, 2009
11:15 am
For a guy who has lead the team in tackles for the last eight seasons, you all are not affording Keith Brooking enough R-E-S-P-E-C-T!!! Give up some Aretha Franklin to KEITH! He’s given it his all for 10 years. What more can you ask for?
REDBIRD: Digging your enthusiam!!! But I’ve never been called the “FLUFF” guy. I’m not appreciating that AT ALL! But I’m going to let you have your opinion. I have never been run off from any place. NEVER WORKED IN PHILLY. Got the wrong dude.
JOE: My bad. Was up late after getting up a 4 a.m. to catch 6 a.m back from Indy. Was a bit punchy after that opening comment.
LYRICS: I’m generally going to let DOB have the lyrics. But that one came to me and well it FIT. Much love to DOB. (Unfortunately, wasn’t up drinking. Was just tired. . . this time!)
SAGE: GET YOUR INFO CORRECT when you’re trying to diss folks Mr. BLEWLAND! You also missed the story on “Lack of Impact Plays By Keith and the LBS.” Had a big chart and all. CHECK YOURSELF!!! Keep bringing the heat, though. I’m loving that!!!
Bloggers aren't fan base
February 24th, 2009
11:16 am
So here we are with the daily Brooking bashing by the ignorant bloggers who prove daily they know little or nothing about football. Luckily, you clowns are not the Falcon fan base; you are the the brave guys who sit behind a computer and make pronouncements as if you had some real knowledge of football when your tv is probably as close as you ever got to a field. It is pretty easy to detect that a lot of you bashers are just whiny uga fans who hate Brooking because he played at GT. There are also some critics who it seems are down on any white player the Falcons have. I love it when you know nothings talk about how KB “forces no fumbles”, “makes no sacks”, “makes tackles 6 yards down field instead of behind the line of scrimmage”. These statements just prove you don’t know anything about football whether you are talking about KB or any other linebacker. KB plays within the defensive scheme of the Falcons, and has done it under several coaches. Oh yeah, I guess he just “fooled” all of those different coaches he played for, and it was just politics that got him voted to 5 pro bowls. He is the leading tackler on this team. If he had not made those tackles 6 yards down the field someone else might have made them 15 or 20 yards downfield, and their record might have been 5 and 11 for the year. On most plays there are at least 7 or 8 players as close to the line of scrimmage as the linebacker. Why aren’t you talking about the other 7 who didn’t make the tackle at all instead of dumping on the one guy who did? Oh well, it’s a waste of time talking to dumbo’s who don’t know the game. Go back to fondling your toy bulldog or whatever you do. Think I will go look for some sign of intelligent life.
Paschal Da Don
February 24th, 2009
11:18 am
LEDBETTER’S A LEGEND!!! You Falcons fans are lucky to have my main D. Orlando Ledbetter down there. He’s still a legend up here in Wisconsin with us Packer fans. He will shoot you straight and keep it on the real. He wanted to ban the Lambeau Leap back in the day. Wanted the Packers to act like they’ve been in the endzone before.
Do your thing D. LED!!!
Joe
February 24th, 2009
12:03 pm
Yes I think The Falcons should let Brooking go because The Falcons need to get younger at the linebacker position.
Supes
February 24th, 2009
12:04 pm
Real “fans” aren’t bloggers crap again?
Couldn’t be further from the truth. Infact some of the most passionate fans are here on the AJC blogs.
What are some “off the radar” FA linebackers that the Falcons may have interest in at this moment?
STUCK IN SC
February 24th, 2009
12:24 pm
His time was up 3 years ago! It is way pasted time for him to go. I still wonder how he made those Pro Bowls making tackles 15 yards beyond the line of scrimage.
Shut up DOB
February 24th, 2009
12:24 pm
TCM, your comment about Reeves not being involved in the Vick trade, that it was a front office move, is DUMBEST comment BY FAR on this thread. You have no clue what you’re talking about. Reeves was basically the front office and the coach when the Rankin-Smith’s owned the team. To suggest an outsider who at the time was bidding for the team had an influence on the Vick deal is retarded. I remember specifically an interview with Reeves after the trade. Reeves said he learned the Chargers were shopping the first pick because of the failed Ryan Leaf experiment and didn’t want to go through that again. So Reeves inquired about what he had to give up, the price was right, and BAM! End of story.
So get your facts straight. I hate people that spew jibberish just to spew it.
Shut up DOB
February 24th, 2009
12:34 pm
(James February 24th, 2009 9:42 am)
Another incredibly ignorant post. Brooking didn’t play at Brookwood. But Jason Elam did.
Deangelo Falls
February 24th, 2009
12:35 pm
I’m assuming we’ll sign a LB, DT, or S from free agency to add a veteran starter to one or two of those positions. Who do you think that will be? My guess is we’ll get a LB but I don’t know who.
Shut up DOB
February 24th, 2009
12:44 pm
(Bloggers aren’t fan base, February 24th, 2009, 11:16 am)
Thanks for the long-winded, jibberish-laden post. I can bring you an effective counter argument with one sentence:
Despite everything you said about Brooking, HE IS 100 PERCENT REPLACEABLE AND YOU WILL SEE NO DROP OFF – IF ANYTHING, YOU’LL SEE AN IMPROVEMENT – WHEN HE’S GONE.
Joe
February 24th, 2009
12:51 pm
D led. It’s all good we all have are times where we tend to be a little quick to snap. But no hard feelings buddy! I always like how you shoot it straight and hold nothing back! But keep up the good work my man and I’ll see you ’round these blogs!
Kenny
February 24th, 2009
12:54 pm
All I have to say, look at Brooking’s last 2 season. This guy cannot cover the tigh ends and not to mention, when the last time this guy caused a fumble or had a pick ?
Keith days are long overdue in a Atlanta Falcons uniform and Once he leave the Falcons, you will never hear about Brooking again.
I could be wrong, but I have never heard his name mention on ESPN, NFL Network, you only hear his name mention in the AJC. This guy is washed Up ! I still think the only reason the Falcons drafted him, is because he is a local boy !
Maybe the Falcons can get a 3rd round pick for him ! lol
Go Falcons!!!!!!!
Smitty97
February 24th, 2009
12:54 pm
First of all, no true Falcon fan should be saying anyting negative about Keith Brooking! That man has been a part of countless losing seasons, god knows how many head and D coaches, yet he NEVER…NEVER complains, or badmouths the team. He held us together while the Vick thing happened, he has been mentoring D players for all these years, and as far as the community is involved…he is second to none. Yes we chose him over Randy Moss and I will support that 100 times over, as his leadership has been invaluable. Sure, his age is catching up with him, but who’s does’t? His work wthic is still there and that is why he deserves our respect now more that ever. I understand if it is his time to go, but ease up on the man, he is the greatest Atlanta Falcon of all time!
tiger7_88
February 24th, 2009
12:56 pm
The first mistake the Falcons made with Keith Brooking was drafting him instead of Takeo Spikes.
BugKiller
February 24th, 2009
1:00 pm
D-LED!!!
Please answer this question:
I know you’re the beat guy, so you have to walk a fine line with your criticisms of players, otherwise, your inside source list will dry up, but how is it that in all his time here, we in Atlanta NEVER heard from anyone at the AJC that Lawyer Milloy is a “locker-room lawyer,” the kind of guy who grates on coaches and the front office, much like Tiki Barber did for years in New York?
Do you know where I had to hear that? Peter King wrote it in his MMQB Column yesterday on SI.com
Why is it, that in this town, not one of us every heard you or the columnists ever say anything about this, when to be honest, New Yorkers always knew the kind of pain in the butt Barber was.
I’m just gonna chalk it up to the AJC’s seemingly editorial decree to not make waves. How else has Bobby Cox lasted so long without suffering any blame for the Braves ridiculous October collapses? How else is the four years of declining results under Willie Martinez never put under the microscope of a little journalistic digging? How else is a guy like Lawyer Milloy constantly called a “great leader” and “great locker-room guy” when in fact, he’s a bit of a pain in the butt?
Because of the AJC’s lack of reporting the truth as it is, without the shine on it, many of us who follow the Falcons were STUNNED that Dimitroff let Milloy go so easily without even trying to keep him.
But after reading a single blurb in a Peter King column, it suddenly makes sense.
And you and your editors at the AJC wonder why y’all are losing money hand over fist.
Big Mike
February 24th, 2009
1:05 pm
D. LED keep it up. We need to respect what Brooking has done. But it is time to move on. Let’s wish KB56 the best in his future work and may he make a play on the other side of the line of scrimmage before he hangs up his chinstrap.
Shawn Menefee
February 24th, 2009
1:05 pm
What’s going to take for fans base to get it- a over paid LB who played poorly all year and even worse in the last playoff game. Some of had to throw out some jerseys recently so his number can join Dunn and Crumpler’s in the closet.
Do we want to win or wear an old jersey.
D.Orlando Ledbetter
February 24th, 2009
1:09 pm
BUG KILLER: Peter is a good friend. But I’m in the locker room every day. Lawyer was just ticked about his cash, but would never go on the record with it. He wasn’t a locker room lawyer here. So we respectfully disagree with Peter’s assessment. Smitty liked Lawyer and recognized the fact that he had a veteran in the DB meetings i.e. the Over 30 Club. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Falcons in their un-emotional analysis don’t think he can help them anymore and that’s the end of that story.
BugKiller
February 24th, 2009
1:17 pm
Fair enough. And because Peter King is a stand-up guy, he would run a retraction if so informed.
ICEman
February 24th, 2009
1:24 pm
what do I think of falcons letting brooking go I say strike up the band and start singing na na na hey hey goodbye
Redbird
February 24th, 2009
1:42 pm
DLED..
My apologies about placing you in Philly, funny thing is that Seth Joyner had a identical situation in Philly with a reported that was very similar to yours with him in Green Bay I guess.
I will not retract my “Fluff Piece” statement however. Until you guys start getting brutally honest, like NY City honest, I can’t change my opinion. If this was NY or Philly Brooking would have been long long gone but because of the lack of some fiery articles we get the same feel good, local boy done good, redneck crap.
Like I said before you have asked the opinion of the fan base on Keith 3:16 and we have more than spoken….now your obligated to write what you are seeing and hearing. This town needs someone to do it…it would be the first time in the history of the AJC that someone wrote something honest about the sports in Atlanta without an agenda (see Terrance Moore).
I beg you be that writer we all want.
Redbird
February 24th, 2009
1:46 pm
“So here we are with the daily Brooking bashing by the ignorant bloggers who prove daily they know little or nothing about football. Luckily, you clowns are not the Falcon fan base; you are the the brave guys who sit behind a computer and make pronouncements as if you had some real knowledge of football when your tv is probably as close as you ever got to a field. It is pretty easy to detect that a lot of you bashers are just whiny uga fans who hate Brooking because he played at GT. There are also some critics who it seems are down on any white player the Falcons have. I love it when you know nothings talk about how KB “forces no fumbles”, “makes no sacks”, “makes tackles 6 yards down field instead of behind the line of scrimmage”. These statements just prove you don’t know anything about football whether you are talking about KB or any other linebacker. KB plays within the defensive scheme of the Falcons, and has done it under several coaches. Oh yeah, I guess he just “fooled” all of those different coaches he played for, and it was just politics that got him voted to 5 pro bowls. He is the leading tackler on this team. If he had not made those tackles 6 yards down the field someone else might have made them 15 or 20 yards downfield, and their record might have been 5 and 11 for the year. On most plays there are at least 7 or 8 players as close to the line of scrimmage as the linebacker. Why aren’t you talking about the other 7 who didn’t make the tackle at all instead of dumping on the one guy who did? Oh well, it’s a waste of time talking to dumbo’s who don’t know the game. Go back to fondling your toy bulldog or whatever you do. Think I will go look for some sign of intelligent life.”
Keith you look like an idiot posting on these blogs, good luck when you hit the market Friday…I think you will be very suprised!
Tyger
February 24th, 2009
1:51 pm
Falcoons 2009 Easy Button
1.24 Jerry Peria, 6’2, 290, Ole Miss, DL, Playmaking pocket pusher with above average speed and motor.
2.47 Clint Stintim, 6’3, 254, Va., DE/OLB, another high-end edge defender gives us options, depth and young legs on either side. (4.8 40 was not impressive, neither was cone drill)
3.73 Nic Harris, 6’2, 233, Okla, SS/Robber adds another young striker and former teammate of Chris Lofton.
4.98 Dominique Johnson, 6’1, 192, JSU, CB, HBCU stud; 4.3 speed and big play ability.
5.112 Fenuki Tupou, 6’6 325, Oregon, OL, Road-grader, Another Pac-10 product to bookend or provide depth behind Sam Baker.
5.122. Brandon Jennings, 6’5, 245, Tx. Tech, DE/OLB; undersized playmaker; good metrics and production; 13 sacks 2008; very young.
6.145 Jackie Bates, 5’11, 185, Hampton, CB, another HBCU flyer clocking in at 4.39; adds sizzle to secondary.
Plus, Chauncey Davis, Jon Babineaux, DT, DE, Stephen Nichols, OLB, Trey Lewis, DT, David Irons, CB and Kroy Bierman, DE, Thomas Decoud, SS; all still in the mix and ready to play.
Shut up DOB
February 24th, 2009
1:57 pm
I love how all the pro-Brooking Falcons fans have to reach for attributes out side of actually playing football to defend him. i.e. “He never complained.” “He works hard.” “We owe him respect for being here so long.” How about looking at his performance on the field? You can say “Brooking just plays in a scheme and did what he was supposed to,” but so does John Abraham. Brooking is not a playmaker now, and never was.
I’m sick of this argument. No one can make a legitimate claim that Brooking is a top 5 linebacker and deserved to be paid as such over the past however many years.
Anyone that’s got Brooking’s back is turning a blind eye to his performance on the field.
Ramblin Wrecker
February 24th, 2009
2:28 pm
I’m a Falcons fan, but a GT fan on top of that. So I’m one who you might think would be sentimental on this and hope for Brooking to finish up as a Falcon. But you’d be wrong. Brooking is not a difference maker, at a position the Falcons need a difference maker. Sure he racks up high tackle totals, but in the end does that stat say anything more than you were there when the play ended. It doesn’t tell me if you kept the other team from picking up the first down or if you just tackled the guy AFTER he picked up 10 yards. And I think we all know that a lot of those team high tackles are AFTER instead of BEFORE. If he comes back in a reserve role, I’m all for it. But the Falcons need a speed demon beast at WLB to make plays that happen BEFORE, and to prevent 3rd string TE’s from picking up 3rd and 16’s in key game moments. Sorry Keith. Same story for Milloy. He was decent, but the Falcons need to draft a safety that’s worth a damn, since they’ve never done that in, I don’t know, forever. Great team’s, have great safety play, see world champion Troy Polamalu.
**Frederick(Bailey)Douglass**
February 24th, 2009
2:40 pm
Redbird, your comments are right on. If this was NYC, Philly or Steeltown, this guy would have been forced to move on to Cincy, Houston or Oakland years ago…and would sitting home collecting a pension and being honored by the Birds during halftime at this point.
Look at D-Hall, our other “hard to let go, long time Falcon”. He and his services did not last a year in Oakland. Griffith our “all-world” FB has been waived…where is Rod Coleman? You saw what Alge Fumpler did… I think our lens of what is special and talented has been blurred by our dismal output and horrid seasons. Anyone that has been here since ‘98 SHOULD be let go…on GP. If he gave me one pick…one sack, one forced fumble…I would be forced to reconsider. BUT…
…again, Brooking has no place in the reorganization. Period.
Baba O'Riley
February 24th, 2009
2:52 pm
It’s time for Brooking to ride off into the sunset, but I don’t get the hatred toward the guy.
Walter
February 24th, 2009
2:54 pm
For years the Falcons have been selling Brooking to us by telling us how he leads the team in tackles year after year. Great, but how many of those are for a loss or no gain? Not many, how many prevet a first down? Not many. How many pass breakups? Not Many, How many sacks? Not many. How many interceptions? Not many. When Brooking came out of school I was happy the Falcons got him, but after a few years it was obvious that he was nothing special just a servicable LB. For the past 4 years he’s been nothing short of terrible. Watching him attempt to blitz is terrible, he can’t shed a block to save his life. He does make nice highlight reels for the opponent he’s being tossed in the air like a rag doll. Sorry Keith but the rides over.
Birdy
February 24th, 2009
3:26 pm
What exactly are the selling points for “Brooking”? How is his agen marketing him?
“Hey, sign my client. Here’s what he has delivered the last 4 seasons and what you are likely to get if you sign him:
Zero forced fumbles
Zero interceptions
Zero sacks
He might even help an opponent score.
If he is the MLB in the nickel set, he is cream-puff soft so opponents can run up the gut at will
”
How do you sell that to logical folks??? Can’t wait to see how this unfolds.
Too Extreme
February 24th, 2009
3:39 pm
RedBird, Birdy, whoever you choose to be at the time. You been on this Brooking thing at a rediculous level on several posts. Who are you? Sounds like a disgruntled Ed Hartwell because he could get the job done either. TD and Mike Smith know exactly what they are doing. If they were intent on getting rid of Brooking they would have done it before they had to pay his roster bonus today. He is still serviceable on the team, just shouldn’t be a starter. They are trying to low ball him as much as possible with the salary and he is a team captain, off-field positive for the organization. Be logical, even if you are disgruntled. It will be OK.
Brooking Speaks English Fluently,... Unlike Vick
February 24th, 2009
3:54 pm
“CLOSING TIME” for Brooking?
No, but it IS closing time for KING THUG VICK… prison cell door CLOSING TIME, that is!
Falconbill
February 24th, 2009
4:11 pm
Too Extreme, if Brooking is resigned, it’ll be as a starter who will have to compete for his position. And if that happens, he has a good chance of winning his job because vets with high work ethic like Brooking shine in practice. But once he gets on the field, it’ll more of what we’ve seen the last few seasons which is painful to watch. We need to get younger at that position and get somebody who can make a play. BTW, Brooking was not a team captain. Milloy was voted by his team mates as team captain last year.
Redbird
February 24th, 2009
4:37 pm
Too Extreme.
Trust me when I say we are 2 completely different posters but have very similar opinions but please if you are going to join the party at least come with a loaded gun.
1) Brooking did NOT recieve a bonus of any sort today, the AJC was misinformed and he is a UNRESTRICTED free agent. So no free jack for your hero this time well unless he signs another contract which I guess it is free because he certainly won’t earn it.(wink wink kinda like the last 3 seasons here)
2) Where do you nut huggers get the idea that Keith 3:16 is the “captain” of this team? I know McClure is a captain, I know Ryan is a captain, I knoe Abe is a captain and Milloy was a captain….was there some super special captain position that Keith 3:16 received that you found out about when you received your Brooking blow up doll?
Come on man are you a fan or not…never in our history have we had back to back winning teams and it is because of emotion dumb ass decisions like this.
inkspot
February 24th, 2009
5:00 pm
Brooking never makes plays, he’s the softest LB in the NFL, and has been overpayed for years. That’s why people don’t like him.
brooking
February 24th, 2009
5:00 pm
Basically Brooking replaced the great Jesse Tuggle. Now its time for someone to do the same for Brooking. Question, who is waiting in the wings to do that? Time to retire Keith. All good things must come to an end.
Falconbill
February 24th, 2009
5:21 pm
Great point brooking. At least we have a capable front office in place that will not cash out Keith like Reeves did with Jesse when his best days were behind him. Thomas D learned under the Pats that its better to cut vets early than too late.
Too Extreme
February 24th, 2009
5:43 pm
Redbird. To set things straight I do feel we have similar opinions. First I have never liked Brooking on the field and hated when they drafted him. (I was hoping we would draft Alan Faneca or Shaun Williams, we really needed a guard and safety more than anything then.) I believe I was misunderstood when I said “team captain, off-field”. Because in reality he is. He is a positive role model on the team and for the children in the city of Atlanta, not just the foster kids his organization helps. He has given all to the organization and does deserve respect and certain allowances for that. That being said, this respect should be realized through an office or possible coaching position. If retained as a player, he should not be a starter and its obvious they are not going to pay him much if he is on the roster. My post was mainly about TD and Coach Smith. These two men know what they are doing. Even if they resign him, they will still be knowing what they are doing. TD is all over LBs and Safeties at the combine. They are obviously telling Brooking no way on the money side and we are drafting in your spot. I am just thinking that there is a possibility that they can keep him and it not mean the entire organization is full of stupid morons. If he is a mentor, back-up, cheaply retained player. However I doubt that will happen also and if it doesn’t then he definitely needs to go and he probably will be.
BIG BIRD
February 24th, 2009
5:48 pm
Brooking is sorry and needs to go….giving us more cash for someone worth playing.
falcon21
February 24th, 2009
6:00 pm
WTB does not know crap about football and Smitty97, his work ethic is great but he is not getting the job done. That has been the case for several years. It’s all about winning dude. What do you want, a good player or a has been?
Baba O'Riley
February 24th, 2009
6:18 pm
Redbird,
How can you challenge Ledbetter’s manhood and call him a “hack” when hiding behind a keyboard? Aren’t you the brave one?
Rico
February 24th, 2009
6:45 pm
Please stop with the Brooking tackling stats. This guy has NEVER been a top 5 linebacker in this league. Regardless of how many coaches voted for him to go to the Pro Bowl–which we all know is a popularity contest. And what’s the leadership crap…Milloy was the defensive leader…not your All-American Brooking. Some of you with your man-crush on Keith is absolutely blind love for this guy. Bottom line…he must go. He should have been cut with the other vets last year.
Ken Strickland
February 24th, 2009
7:00 pm
It’s truely amazing how some of you complain that OLedbetter doesn’t report enough, yet all you want to comment about is getting rid of Brooking. I wonder how many of you Brooking haters are UGA fans? It was Dimitroff, Smith and the DC’s decision to try and resign Brooking, not OLedbetters, so why attack him. I GUESS STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES.
I have no doubt Dimitroff and Smith will get us what we need to improve the team, especially the DEF. However, for me, the suspense is in HOW they’ll get it done and what are their priorities. RESIGNING BROOKING WON’T MAKE US A WORSE TEAM, CONTRARY TO WHAT SOME DELUSIONAL FANS INSIST ON THINKING, NOR WILL LETTING HIM GO HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT.
Doug
February 24th, 2009
7:02 pm
Forgot a line:
Brooking should be like Chic-Fil-A on Sunday……Closed!
Rico
February 24th, 2009
7:13 pm
Hey Ken Strickland, resigning brooking won’t make us a BETTER team either. This guy has received top pay–like so many mediocre players–the Falcons have paid in the past. We’re delusional because we don’t see Keith through the rose colored glasses? I think you might be the delusional one.
crabapplejoe
February 24th, 2009
7:32 pm
Rico wrote: “this guy has NEVER been a top five linebacker in this league”. Then I guess Mike Singletary and Jesse Tuggle weren’t top five linebackers either (see below). Rico, you’re racism is shining through. I have no quarrel with anyone whose says KB is getting old, doesn’t have the speed that he used to have (who does at 33?), and maybe we can do better (particularly if they provide the name of a replacement). But those who make ridiculous statements such as KB was never a good LB are morons or don’t know football or both. And the lack of respect for a 12 year Falcon who went to five pro-bowl and is the only remaining member of our SuperBowl team is pathetic. Didn’t have that with Jesse Tuggle even though his stats in his waning years were not nearly as good as KBs. In fact there were howls from the fans saying Jesse was being pushed out the door too fast. Wonder what the differnce is…..hmmmm…pick me, pick me…I know.
“Mike Singletary — Hall of Fame
Retired at 34 — 12 years in the league
Career: 19 sacks; 7 interceptions
Last four years: 3 sacks; 1 interceptions
Keith Brooking
Presently 33 years old– eleven years in the league
Career: 17 sacks; 12 interceptions
Last four years: 8 sacks; 4 interceptions
Jesse Tuggle — Falcons Ring of Honor inductee
Retired at age 35 — fourteen years in the league
Career: 21 sacks; 6 interceptions
Last four years: 8 sacks; 0 interceptions
Does anyone see some similarities in the above stats?
I remember all the Atlanta/Chicago fans trying to run Tuggle/Singletary out of town those last few years. And I wonder if the fans ever referred to them as Singletarys or Tuggles. sarcasm/off
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ShamusThacker
February 24th, 2009
7:50 pm
KB’s gotta go
Ronnie
February 24th, 2009
8:01 pm
Crabapple,
You’re trying to compare Brooking with Mike Singletary? Seriously? Singletary would wipe the floor with Brooking even if the contest was reading “Green Eggs & Ham” to a kindergarten class.
Joseph StLouis
February 24th, 2009
8:44 pm
Hey Orlando, the entro looks like you and Phelps had fun somewhere…
Mr D. says he will not be sentimental with picking his players, so that leaves Brooking out, and I gather he will be picking young studs for all positions. Why do players, at the end of their careers, want more money than they made before? They are on the right side of the bell curve.
Rico
February 24th, 2009
8:45 pm
Hey CrabAppleJoe…no racism here. Has nothing to do with the guy’s race believe it or not–I just never bought into the hype about Keith. The problem with most fans is they focus on their favorite players…I’m a forest type person. If the guy wasn’t getting burned left and right for years…YES YEARS…then I wouldn’t have a negative thing to say about him. Let’s face it, if you take off your rose colored glasses for a moment you’d see that KB got burned continuously by RBs and TEs TRYING TO COVER them. Bucs did it, Eagles did it, shoot anytime a team came to town with a decent RB or TE the coaching staff made sure they got a match up against Brooking. So say whatever you like…call me hater, racist, whatever you’re entitled to your opinion. Remember, I’m entitled just as well. If my words strike a nerve…sorry buddy.
MrKumbi
February 24th, 2009
9:33 pm
Every moment good ol’ Keith was on the field this year he was a liabilty. It was obvious (to some at least) that several teams centered their entire offensive gameplan around exploiting good ol’ Keith. Honestly if he didn’t make roughly 230 times what I did last year I’d feel bad for him. He’s suffered an enourmous amount of abuse on the field at the hands of freakish athletes like Dan Klecko…and he’s also the subject of fierce verbal abuse on message boards all over. I’m sure he’s a nice guy and I can appreciate his community impact. In that regard he’s a shining example of a good and decent person, but would all that save you or anyone you know from getting fired for being incapable of doing your job? Nope, you’d be politely shown the door after a nice farwell party with cake…and ballons…
MrKumbi
February 24th, 2009
9:35 pm
I’ll bring the cake if Birdy and Redbird bring the balloons…
crabapplejoe
February 24th, 2009
9:57 pm
Ronnie wrote: “You’re trying to compare Brooking with Mike Singletary? Seriously? Singletary would wipe the floor with Brooking even if the contest was reading “Green Eggs & Ham” to a kindergarten class.”
I just gave you the stats Dude. Do with them what you want. KB has almost double the ints and about the same amount of sacks in a shorter career than Singletary. If you want to worship Singletary and ignore the stats thats your problem. You should probably come up with some lame excuse like..”all of Brookings interceptions are 5-7 yards downfield”…LOL. As far as the Green Eggs & Ham thing…I try to read at a little higher level… are you a City of Atlanta “graduate”?
Redbird
February 24th, 2009
10:03 pm
Yeah I’ll bring the balloons. I’ll bring whatever it takes to put a CONSISTANT winner on the field. I will even go on record and will resubscribe for season tickets if the fraud is gone because it will signal the team moving in the right direction. This lack of moving in the right direction was of course the reason I cancelled then in 06′.
MrKumbi
February 24th, 2009
10:12 pm
crabbyjoe either didn’t get the Green Eggs & Ham joke or he’s awful with witty retorts…
I don’t worship either Singletary or Brooking…or any football player now that I come to think of it…but I bet you’d be hard pressed to find more than two NFL players/coaches/sports writers that would say Brooking should even be mentioned in the same breath as Singletary despite any stats you could present. (unless Brooking has relatives in the field I’m not aware of)
woodie
February 24th, 2009
10:26 pm
Falcons fans are a sad lot. Never had back to back winning seasons yet complain as if they are Steelers fans.