Cowboys’ loss ends ex-Falcon Brooking’s season
Keith Brooking is set to face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Are you rooting for Brooking and the Cowboys?
UPDATE : Former Falcon Keith Brooking and the Cowboys lost to Minnesota Sunday in the NFL playoffs.
PLAYOFF CENTRAL — Former Falcon Keith Brooking has made the most of his move to Dallas.
He’s just eight quarters away from returning to the Super Bowl. To keep his hopes alive, he must help the Cowboys shut down the Vikings running game and silence that zany Minnesota crowd.
“We have pretty good experience facing a hostile crowd,” Brooking told reporters in Dallas this week. “The way you have to handle the situation is, obviously you can’t allow them to get the momentum going early in the game. You’ve got to go for their heart.
“If you can put a little doubt in their minds in the beginning, that can go a long way. We can’t allow the crowd to get into it.”
If the Vikings get the Metrodome rocking, they start incessantly pumping in that loud horn noise.
“We have to prevent that surge as much as we can at the beginning of the game, and be prepared if it doesn’t take place,” Brooking said. “We have to be prepared for everything. We obviously want to start fast and set the tone very early to take the crowd out of it as quickly as possible.”
From his days with the Falcons, Brooking knows about winning big a playoff game in the Metrodome. The Falcons beat the Vikings in dramatic fashion to earn the franchise’ only trip to the Super Bowl when Brooking was a rookie.
“That was, by far, the loudest environment, the most hostile environment I’ve ever played in,” Brooking said. “We didn’t (attack) them early. It was a battle. That’s what we have to prepare for, as well.
“Our intentions are to start very fast and to take them out of the game. But we’ve got to be ready for a 3½ hour battle and fight to the end.”
Brooking isn’t scared of facing Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre in the playoffs either. The Falcons handed Favre and the Packers their first playoff defeat at historic Lambeau Field, 27-7, on Jan. 4, 2003.
“To be 40, he avoids a lot of rush and a lot of havoc in the backfield,” Brooking said. “He has great savvy in the pocket. He’s not the type like (McNabb) who is going to take off with the ball. But he has just as much savvy in the pocket to avoid the rush and make plays in that way. He can still throw the rock.”
SUPER BOWL MEMORIES: Brooking remembers the Falcons win over the Vikings fondly.
“I got on the bus after the NFC Championship game in Minnesota, after Morten Andersen kicked the winning field goal to get us to the Super Bowl,” Brooking said. “I remember to this day. I sat down and we were on top of the world. I looked at Morten Andersen and said, `man, this is pretty cool.’ And he looks at me – a kicker – ‘Pretty cool? What are you talking about? Do you realize what we just did!’ ”
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164 comments Add your comment
mountain_jim
January 15th, 2010
2:06 pm
I would never root for Dallas for anything.
dbird1
January 15th, 2010
2:06 pm
rooting for neither. GO CARDS!!!
mountain_jim
January 15th, 2010
2:10 pm
After last year, Brooking deserved to be cut. He looks better this year because of scheme, and because Dallas has a much better dline. And I am a GT grad, can’t stand him this year.
Wham-o
January 15th, 2010
2:11 pm
Yes, I will be rooting for Brooking. He should make the majority of the tackles after a 5- 8- yard gain.
Reid Adair
January 15th, 2010
2:17 pm
Nope, can’t do it, D Led. I don’t cheer for the Dallas Cowboys. Ever.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
January 15th, 2010
2:18 pm
So far, 1for KB, 2 against, 1 no vote.
Thanks for voting. Chicago-style voting: early and often. Dead folks too!
D. Orlando Ledbetter
January 15th, 2010
2:19 pm
I understand Reid. Just want to see if the Falcons Nation will back him on Sunday, root against him or stay neutral.,
The G
January 15th, 2010
2:26 pm
The only time I would root for Dallas is if they play Carolina!
CLK Falcon
January 15th, 2010
2:32 pm
no, nope, never. can’t, won’t. i’m throwing up just thinking about dem cowgirls winning. Go Vikes!!!
CLK Falcon
January 15th, 2010
2:36 pm
Stupid Eagles! The Falcons would’ve put up a way better fight and different ending if they had to go back to Jerry World!
Josh M
January 15th, 2010
2:39 pm
The only thing I’ll be rooting for as far as Keith Brooking goes is a broken leg.
IceFan
January 15th, 2010
2:39 pm
Yes. I will root for him to blow a 3rd and 16 toward the end of the game that allows Minnesota to continue a game-winning drive. No, I am not a Vikings fan.
justafan
January 15th, 2010
2:45 pm
He// yea i’ll root for Brooking.
D FATIGUE
January 15th, 2010
2:46 pm
No way, I still have nightmares watching Brooking trash talking, jumping around like a silly girl and waving his arms more like a butterfly than a dirty bird in Dallas sideline. That negative image is more powerfull than his great carrer as a Falcon. I just root for Falcons, but if I have pick go Cards.
YoungDawg
January 15th, 2010
2:52 pm
YES! I’m a Cowboys fan. Never want my Boys to lose but if we do at least Grantham can start as UGA DC on Monday. I like the Cowboy’s chances because great D & a good running game is usually how Championships are won! GO COWBOYS! Beat Farve again!
Timbo
January 15th, 2010
2:58 pm
I’ll be rooting against him and his stinkin Cowgirls . . .
Arthante Lafleur
January 15th, 2010
3:00 pm
Yes–rooting for him to cost his team another playoff game (see Falcons v. Cardinals, 2009).
phoenix falcon
January 15th, 2010
3:22 pm
no, not after the way he acted during and after the cowgirls/falcons game. He was a guy i have rooted for the last 15 or 16 years, not anymore i hope the vikes put up 60 points on them.
lets go Redbirds, Beat dem stanks………….. who dat? who dat? who dat say they gonna beat dem cards?
uga_b
January 15th, 2010
3:32 pm
I concur with Phoenix. I usually support former players when they don’t embarass themselves. He was only slightly overshadowed by D Hall. However, I will root for our kindred spirits the Saints.
Mitch (the one in Rome)
January 15th, 2010
3:42 pm
I hate Dallas and Minnesota. I’m rooting for the Cards. Plus, I believe they are peaking at the right time just like last year when we ran into them.
Minnesota has Favre who can throw a pick as sure as a td, and Romo could botch a hold on a PAT. I like the Cards to roll.
My SB pick is is: Cards vs. Chargers
Mitch (the one in Rome)
January 15th, 2010
3:43 pm
Who wins the SB? Cardinals.
phoenix falcon
January 15th, 2010
3:55 pm
Outstanding Mitch….Outstanding………..
phoenix falcon
January 15th, 2010
3:59 pm
D-Led….how many bow ties do you own? i’m looking to add some to my Wardrobe, thing is, Bow ties and short sleeve shirts don’t seem like it would be a good look. ( I live in Phoenix ), what do you think?
by the way, it’s 75 and sunny today, how’s the weather out there?
Chattannoga Chuck
January 15th, 2010
3:59 pm
Rooting for Dallas is like rooting for U.S. Steel.
ATLFan
January 15th, 2010
4:00 pm
Really didn’t dislike him until that episode near the end of the Dallas game when he acted like an idiot on the sideline. My vote is NO.
wood chip
January 15th, 2010
4:14 pm
No. That’s spelled with an ‘N’ and an ‘O.’
Origional Fan
January 15th, 2010
4:21 pm
I was a staunch supporter of Brooking when he was a Falcon. But, after the ATL-Dal game this year, I hope he gets KO’d on the first play!
TMoney
January 15th, 2010
4:22 pm
I can’t believe a year after he’s gone I’m saying this, but I will never root for Keith Brooking again. Not after his antics against Atlanta this season. I’m looking forward to watching him chase AP all over the field Sunday.
And on a side note, I’m rooting for Arizona, Indianapolis, and San Diego this weekend as well.
Sick & Tired Of Being Sick & Tired
January 15th, 2010
4:25 pm
I would never root for the Dallas Cowboys with or without Brookings. He has made very little impact for the Cowboys this year on the field. His hype of himself is a product of his own mind, definitely not mine or anyone else that knows anything at all about the LB position.
Not to mention the fact that Jerry Jones is a joke.
Origional Fan
January 15th, 2010
4:25 pm
And, like others here, I would NEVER root for the Cowgirls. Even if they were playing the Jags. Explaination, as a Savannah Resident back in ‘95, the NFL and local TV tried to make Savannah, GEORGIA a Jacksonville market. The local CBS station recieved over 5K phone calls within 15 minutes and switched to the Falcons game. That is why I hate the Jags.
TheManMike
January 15th, 2010
4:35 pm
No can do on Brook – I NEVER root for Cowboys….ever….
D. Orlando Ledbetter
January 15th, 2010
4:37 pm
(ON MY HOME COMPUTER. IT IS FIXING MY LAPTOP. Thought I’d pass along this info from Commissioner Goodell’s interview on ESPN radio this morning. –DOL)
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was a guest on ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike in the Morning (6-10 a.m. ET M-F) today at 8:43 a.m. ET.
Co-hosts Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg questioned Goodell about the effectiveness of the league’s “Rooney Rule,” requiring that minority candidates be interviewed when an NFL head coaching job is open, following Washington ’s interviewing secondary coach Jerry Gray prior to hiring Mike Shanahan.
The Mikes also asked Goodell if he is looking at ways to ensure teams play their starters at the end of the season, of the reaction to moving the Pro Bowl’s date and location, and about conversations regarding a new collective bargaining agreement with the players.
On teams resting starters in end-of-season games:
THE COMMISH: “We think its something that needs to be studied. The integrity of the game is the most important thing. We want to make sure the games all season long have meaning and are important to our fans and the best players are playing to win.”
On the “Rooney Rule” after signings of coaches Carroll in Seattle and Shanahan in Washington :
THE COMMISH: “I feel that the Rooney Rule was not only observed, but followed very sincerely by both of the clubs… I was very confident that Leslie Frazier believed he had a very good opportunity of that job as recently as last Saturday, and I’m convinced in speaking with that club that that’s the case. I think the ‘Rooney Rule’ has been terrific for the NFL and I think it’s been terrific for advancement of our personnel. We’ll continue to enforce it aggressively and I think it was done well by our clubs this year.
“I think a lot of people jump to conclusions, and I understand that because they didn’t have all the information. They (teams) have some right to confidentiality in this process. As long as I’m aware of the fact that they took all the right steps — and I verified that by the way.”
On moving the Pro Bowl from Hawaii and changing the date:
THE COMMISH: “It is a big change. We thought it was a great way to create a new platform and a bigger platform for our great players…We’ve already sold more tickets to the Pro Bowl this year than we’ve sold in the past. Hawaii ’s been a great place and we’re going back next year. This is an opportunity for us to try something different and have this be the lead up to Super Bowl Week, and we think it’s a great way to start the game. So far the reaction has been very positive.”
On the NFL Players Union , the labor agreement and uncapped year:
THE COMMISH: “Good news is that dialogue is happening. But obviously as we get closer to the start of a new year it becomes increasingly likely we’ll be in an uncapped season, and the clubs are preparing for that.”
D. Orlando Ledbetter
January 15th, 2010
4:41 pm
Phoenix Falcon: About a dozen bow ties in the closet. Not sure how the short sleeves and bow tie look would go over. Give it a try. Might be a new fashion statement. It’s about 50 here and my top is down on the Batmobile.
Josh M: That’s tough. Does he really deserve a broken leg?
Huge Falcon Fan
January 15th, 2010
4:45 pm
I was a Brooking fan when he played for the Falcons. I even have two Brooking Falcon jerseys. I will never wear these jerseys again after watching how he acted on the sidelines in Dallas during the Falcon game. He showed me what kind of character he really was. I don’t care what happens to Dallas in the playoffs. I wish Dallas and Minnesota could both lose. I’m so tired of hearing about Favre. Brooking will never be in the Falcon ring of honor as far as I’m concerned.
wes
January 15th, 2010
4:48 pm
no im not pulling 4 him . all that rah rah amounts to nothing. his best days are over. good bye dallas.i love to see jerry when he loses.
EP
January 15th, 2010
5:07 pm
I’m a Falcons fan, not Cowboys. No way I’ll pull for KB. Same as I’ll never pull for De Angelo or Jeff George
falcon21
January 15th, 2010
5:19 pm
D.Led be careful, CrabappleJoe could go the attack at anytime.
Alan
January 15th, 2010
5:36 pm
Hope we never have to see his sorry a$$$ again.
Lil Larry
January 15th, 2010
5:41 pm
He falls into the category of “departed” players. Why would I root for him on a team, first of all, I can’t stand; second, Keith was never a player I was high on when he was here.
cutter
January 15th, 2010
5:46 pm
Will I root for Brooking?? HELL NO!!
Without-a-clue
January 15th, 2010
5:48 pm
NO!!
Sage of Bluesland
January 15th, 2010
6:05 pm
Of course I’m rooting for Brooking!
Doesn’t he hold the NFL all-time record for tackles after first downs?
Chattannoga Chuck
January 15th, 2010
6:06 pm
Alan at 5:36–
I would like to see Brooking at the short end of a 49-0 score in the playoffs next year.
The Grinch
January 15th, 2010
6:08 pm
Absolutely not. Not after the way he handled himself after he left. If he had shown some dignity and class, I would even though I hate the Cowboys. I was a Brooking supporter to the end, but he lost me with childish behavior. I’m also not to fond of the fact that he apparently dogged it the last three seasons or so he was here; that isn’t what leaders do. I supported him because I thought he was a great player who was just out of gas. Turns out, he’s just a spoiled wuss who deservedly got his feelings hurt.
Sage of Bluesland
January 15th, 2010
6:10 pm
I don’t cheer for Keith Brookings for the same reason I don’t cheer for Mark Texas since he left the Braves, and Al Kovalchuck when he leaves the Thrashers. Former players get booed!!
Really?
January 15th, 2010
6:25 pm
DOL- ARE YOU SERIOUS WITH THIS? There’s no way in HELL anyone is rooting for Keith Brooking and the Cowboys, especially not after the way he was hooting and hollering when we lost in Dallas. I lost a lot of respect for one of my favorite Falcons players of all time that day. I can’t believe you would even post that question, I mean COME ON MAN. Give us an offseason preview or something, we are FALCONS fans not COWBOYS fans or EX-FALCON PLAYER fans. Terrible DOL, get it together
D. Orlando Ledbetter
January 15th, 2010
8:14 pm
Really?: I thought there might be some love out there for East Coweta’s finest.
Sage: I like that all-time record.
MCook
January 15th, 2010
9:01 pm
No, because of obvious reasons. I must admit, I was glad Dallas kicked the crap out of Philly twice in a row, ( Andy no class Reid )
Outside of that fact, Dallas can go to He!!………
TB
January 15th, 2010
9:12 pm
I liked Brooking when he was a Falcon. But, c’mon, he left here saying he would always be a Falcon and come back to Atlanta when he was through playing. A few months later, he was flapping his arms like a mad man on the Dallas sideline as they beat us. Kind of lost respect for the guy after that. Can’t believe you think Baltimore will take Indy. Hard for me to see anyone beating Indy. But then, I didn’t think that the Patriots would totally forget how to play football last week.
Bama Falcon
January 15th, 2010
9:29 pm
No………………
GT GRAD
January 15th, 2010
10:18 pm
Yes
Brooking is a stellar football player, a great person and I hope he wins a Super Bowl ring with Dallas this year (but I am NOT a Dallas Cowboys Fan!!).
laurenzomac
January 15th, 2010
11:58 pm
No way, no how will I EVER root for Brooking. He has shown no class whatsoever.
poppa falcon
January 16th, 2010
12:16 am
nope……no rooting for the Greatest DOWNFIELD Tackler in football history.
woodie
January 16th, 2010
12:33 am
I’ll root for Brooking- a class act who has busted his butt his entire career.
Atlanta Cowboy
January 16th, 2010
1:30 am
Really guys? Sideline behavior is yalls reason for not rooting for Brooking? Growing up in Atlanta I have never disliked the Falcons but, now I hope they never win a super bowl. Any team with fans like these doesn’t deserve to win a super bowl. Brooking has worked his butt off his entire career (including 10yrs with Atlanta).You all need to grow up. If you all are up in arms just because he flapped his arms up in down on the sideline, I wonder what you guys would do if someone jump up and down on the falcons logo lol.
FalconJim
January 16th, 2010
2:17 am
Will I root for Brooking this weekend? Uh, NO!!! I’m ashamed to even say he’s a Georgia boy, and a former Falcon. I’ll NEVER get over the way he gloated over making a play against us, and then running around flapping his arms, like the “class-LESS act” he really is. I pray the Falcons will NEVER EVER, EVER, EVER allow him to be inducted into our sacred “ring of honor”. That’s reserved for former players with class……..something Brooking will never be.
JJ
January 16th, 2010
2:59 am
Cheer for Mr. 3:16? he!! no.
Score: 99%-no, 1%-yes (family members)
Keith, the bridge has been torched. Your classless behavior during the falcons game was viewed as a one finger salute insult to your former fans. It will never be forgotten. No ring of honor, car dealerships or sports tv in Atlanta for you. Take your millions and enjoy your retirement elsewhere. Please take crabapplejoe with you!
Henry D.
January 16th, 2010
9:06 am
I’ll be rooting for him to get hit hard enough that his mouth will have to be sewn shut!
Bama Falcon
January 16th, 2010
10:02 am
No………………………………..
Not a Falcon fan.
January 16th, 2010
10:14 am
You falcon fans are SO SILLY. You are so happy about back to back winning seasons. You act like the falcons won the Super Bowl. You are mad because he might get a Super Bowl ring before your darling falcons do. Bryon L. even has a ring. You know the falcons will never win a Super Bowl. I’m rooting for this former East Coweta Indian. I hope he wins a Super Bowl ring. When is the parade for winning back to back seasons????????
Ivan
January 16th, 2010
11:01 am
@AtlantaCowboy. It’s crazy isn’t it? A guy flaps his arms on the sideline and they detest him. A guy flips off his fans, stabs his team in the back, lies to the owners face, and tears the franchise down and they revere him. Maybe Blank will move the team one day….
On a blog related note, I’ve been pulling for the Cowboys this postseason. Mainly because the Falcons aren’t in it and there’s no way I’d ever pull for the Eagles or Saints.
bigstack19
January 16th, 2010
11:03 am
I agree 250% with TMoney. If Brooking hadn’t acted like an idiot flapping his arms and all despite the fact he did squat against Atlanta this year I might be inclined to root for him. Now I hope Dallas gets crushed.
Randy
January 16th, 2010
11:52 am
I lost all respect for Mr Brooking when I saw how he acted during the Falcon-Cowboys game. I won’t say that I’ll never pull for him again but he’d have to change and it’ll take time.
E43
January 16th, 2010
11:55 am
Id rather root for the vikes, their team has worked too hard since1969 to get a championship and they deserve to win..
D. Orlando Ledbetter
January 16th, 2010
12:04 pm
Doesn’t look like too many folks will be with #51 on Sunday.
Got to run some errands and then get ready for today’s action. Love these 4:40 Saturday starts.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
January 16th, 2010
12:13 pm
Poppa Falcon: Wade’s got him blitzing and he’s making tackles on the otherside of the line of scrimmage this season. Watch closely. He does come out in passing situation for Bobby Carpenter.
FalconJim: You’re not even proud that he’s from Georgia? That’s tough.
JJ: He’s trailing in the voting.
Not a Falcon fan: You have to understand the joy of getting back to back winning seasons. Maybe there should be a parade down Northside Drive, from I-75 to the Stadium for the opening game next season.
Daniel Bell
January 16th, 2010
12:22 pm
Yes.
1966 Falcon
January 16th, 2010
1:00 pm
I vote No
pants on the ground
January 16th, 2010
2:18 pm
HELL NO
Football Bat
January 16th, 2010
5:03 pm
I predict Brooking pulls his vagina in the first quarter.
La Jolla Dawg
January 16th, 2010
5:41 pm
I will not root,cheer for, smile at or otherwise acknowledge Keith Brooking–evah.
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Falcomania
January 16th, 2010
8:41 pm
Liked Brooking OK as a Falcon Even forgave him for being a Tech man
But he is beyond the bounds of my forgiveness with his classless
taunts vs. the Falcons. Keith, wouldn’t be ironic if a cut block like
the Tech boys use comes your way at the worst possible time in the
game on Sunday. Don’t get me wrong not wishing it, but it would be
both ironic kinda and some really bad karma for little Keith.
Gritz Blitz
January 16th, 2010
8:48 pm
Keith Brooking acting like a jerk in the Falcons – Cowboys game earlier this year just gave me yet another reason to hate Dallas. I will be pulling for Brett Farve and the purple people eaters on Sunday.
Rasheed Willis
January 16th, 2010
10:24 pm
Hell no I aint rooten for that white ass honkey. I root for classy ex-falcons like Mike Vick and Prime Time Dieon.
60-39-5 30-24
January 17th, 2010
7:35 am
Didn’t root for Herschel when he was a Cowboy or Quincy Carter when he was there
WHATCHUTALKINBOUTWILLIS?
January 17th, 2010
8:05 am
Rashed Willis- Yea I bet you hated those saltines John Konkack and Chris Miller too, huh? Now what you got to say about athletes with lighter skin pigments?
K-DAWG
January 17th, 2010
8:54 am
NO WAY I ROOT FOR BROOKING OR THE OWBOYS!! Going for the Vikings to whip them!!
toby
January 17th, 2010
9:02 am
Brooking is not a FALCON.He does not matter anymore.there is no way I would pull for Cuwboys. I hated them since Staubach was there.
RomeDawg
January 17th, 2010
9:40 am
I would have pulled for Brooking if he weren’t such an arshole when the Falcons played him. He looked completely classless so therefore I hope he blows it for them the way he did for us last year. Vikings will win regardless who is playing linebacker.
JWS
January 17th, 2010
9:53 am
I wouldn’t root for the Cowboys if my grandmother, Mother Theresa, and Jesus were playing linebacker…much less the “6 Yard Sheriff”, Keith Brooking. Go Vikes!
sauteehorns
January 17th, 2010
10:08 am
Ride ‘em cowboys. No more crummy Falcon teams for Brooking.
Gdawg
January 17th, 2010
10:14 am
I hope Brooking breaks his big toe.
robertussen
January 17th, 2010
10:25 am
no never and thats pretty ignorant rasheed willis
robertussen
January 17th, 2010
10:26 am
go purple dinosaur
TheManMike
January 17th, 2010
12:25 pm
Sorry to hear about Gaines Adams passing away last night. We are the same age – just sad…
Not a Falcon fan.
January 17th, 2010
12:27 pm
Your a right D. Orlando Ledbetter, I don’t know the joy of back to back winning seasons. It has NEVER been done before. The Falcons are the first team in NFL history to do it. Maybe the NFL needs to cancel next season and give the Falcons the Super Bowl championship now. Why not cancel the next 10 seasons and give the Falcons the Championship. Now you can have your parade down Northside Drive, from I-75 to the Stadium. What do you think?
Josh M
January 17th, 2010
1:26 pm
“Josh M: That’s tough. Does he really deserve a broken leg?”
You’re right. TWO broken legs.
Pat McGroin
January 17th, 2010
1:29 pm
I’ll be rooting for Brooking to take a shot to the ovaries.
Falconsin2010
January 17th, 2010
1:37 pm
I’ll root for Keith Brooking. He’s one of the most respectable pro athletes I’ve ever followed and I would love to see him win a Championship.
Amos
January 17th, 2010
1:39 pm
I am totally against Brooking, after the way he acted after the Cowboys-Falcons game this year. He acted like he beat ATL single handed, 1 on 11.
buzz
January 17th, 2010
1:40 pm
I am glad he is no longer he is here but to hate and wish injury shows what low class you pieces of S#$% you guys are!
Saint Clarkston
January 17th, 2010
1:50 pm
Yeah, I’m rooting for Brooking. For him to fail.
Shubie
January 17th, 2010
2:03 pm
I cannot root for the Cowboys. No way! Go Vikes! It will be a good NFC Champ game with the the Saints.
Marie
January 17th, 2010
2:30 pm
I like the Cowboys- GOOO. But even moreso today, because of Todd Grantham coming to UGA. GOOOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!
the truth....
January 17th, 2010
2:39 pm
NO WAY…..he has no class….besides, Favre is a fierce competitor and was a Falcon before the moron Jerry Glanville gave him away…..
I knew then Favre would be a very, very good QB….but as we all know, Glanville loved no one but himself…..
Georgia Dawg 67
January 17th, 2010
2:41 pm
17-20?
Why would any Tennessee Fan want Dooley as their HC.
What a mistake.
pants on the ground
January 17th, 2010
2:47 pm
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin like a fool with your pants on the ground.
Tman
January 17th, 2010
2:50 pm
Are you kidding? I respect Brooking, and unlike a lot of other Falcons fans, thought he played his heart out when he was here. However, I’ve hated the Cowboys since I was a kid. Just the thought of that ‘80 playoff game where the Falcons had a 17 point lead and then lost in the last two minutes still kills me. No, I laugh every time “America’s Team” chokes in the playoffs now.
eponymous
January 17th, 2010
2:51 pm
Brooking is the biggest d-bag out there. What an idiot. Looking like a fool with his team on the ground.
Will
January 17th, 2010
2:54 pm
Brooking is a gnat. He was acceptable as a Falcon, but now that he’s out of town he’s no different than any other gnat – I hope they all lose.
Roger D Smart
January 17th, 2010
3:06 pm
No, I am not rooting for Keith Brooking! Yes, he was a major contributor for the Falcons, but I am rooting for the Minnesota Vikings. Would like to see Brett Favre get a Super Bowl ring
JASon
January 17th, 2010
3:25 pm
How can anyone like Brett Favre? Use your head people, the guy plays only for himself. For example, he ruined the season last year for the Jets and then comes back and says he was playing injured. Well, if you were injured, don’t you think you should have sat out and not screwed over the Jets organization? Brett Favre does not care about anyone except himself, and padding his stats.
C
January 17th, 2010
3:54 pm
Ahhhh…Brooking….behind the play all day long. Looks familiar.
D-bag.
bigdave
January 17th, 2010
3:59 pm
“we gonna hit em in da mouth… bloody their nose!!”
haha… yeah right… sit down you slow pile jumper!!
lol @ Brooking!
January 17th, 2010
4:00 pm
still not a winner!
Stupid buttsniffers
January 17th, 2010
4:03 pm
Boy, the dawgs sure got themselves a good defensive coordinator. Ha!
BONE
January 17th, 2010
4:04 pm
LOL @ Brooking the loser
Falcon2010
January 17th, 2010
4:04 pm
Once again Keith Brooking shows he has no class! Now he can pratice his pre-game chat next week in Dallas.
FugitivePoet
January 17th, 2010
4:04 pm
Many of us were heart-broken when Keith was not resigned that is until he flapped his arms like wings to mock the Falcons at home. That one act defined why Brooking was sent packing—no character. Now today some sweet icing on the cake with the Cowboys being demolished by Brett and the Vikings. Pay back is a bithc.
MikeyD
January 17th, 2010
4:06 pm
Brooking just showed his backside on live TV by whining after a Vikes TD and trying to start something on the Minn. sideline. Pathetic. Enjoy the offseason, loser.
FugitivePoet
January 17th, 2010
4:06 pm
Opps..”Bitch”.
MCook
January 17th, 2010
4:08 pm
How big of an idiot is this guy? Continues to show his azz…
lol @ Brooking!
January 17th, 2010
4:08 pm
hey hey hey
GOODBYE!
The Fix
January 17th, 2010
4:10 pm
Brooking is a Loser ha ha ha.
TCB
January 17th, 2010
4:11 pm
Brooking is a cry baby.
Jimmy
January 17th, 2010
4:13 pm
Watching the playoff game…
after the Vikes scored their last TD,
Brooking went over to the Viking sideline
and mouthed off.
Where was that fire when he played in Atlanta?
He sure didn’t have it the last three seasons
while he dogged it with the Falcons.
Brooking has shown, once again, that he is a jerk.
He shows yet again his poor sportsmanship.
In the NFL, you play 60 minutes.
That has been beaten in me as a Falcon fan for 40 years as
Other teams have humilitated my team by scoring without end.
Brooking is just a jerk.
I’m glad that Todd Grantham is now free to head to UGA.
I’m glad Brooking is out of the playoffs.
I used to be a fan.
But no more.
Falcon fan
January 17th, 2010
4:19 pm
Glad to see Dallas out, and Brooking should not go away mad, he should just go away.
Freddy Falcon
January 17th, 2010
4:44 pm
Why was Brooking so mad at Favre? Favre scoring and showboating was nothing more than what Brooking did dancing and pumping his fist against the Falcons. Brooking your a poor loser and I regret ever being your fan.
Chamwa
January 17th, 2010
4:46 pm
Watching “cheerleader” Brooking taunting Favre after his 4th TD pass is priceless. You are a joke Keith and even those of us who live in your hometown are ashamed of you. Stay in Dallas.
eor
January 17th, 2010
4:56 pm
I know you’re just talking about rooting for Dallas because of Brooking and his ATL connection, but would you mind rooting for Drew Brees also? I’m getting tired of hearing about the Saints around here.
pants on the ground
January 17th, 2010
4:57 pm
Pants on the ground Pants on the ground Lookin like a fool with your pants on the ground.
MCook
January 17th, 2010
4:59 pm
Even Troy Aikman said, ” You play the game hard for 60 minutes. Keith was wrong doing that”.
Football Bat
January 17th, 2010
5:03 pm
I don’t even think Favre noticed him. He’s too limp to be called a blowhard. Perhaps Brooking is just a whiney vaginey. Glad he’s not on the Falcons.
buzz
January 17th, 2010
5:19 pm
Don’t worry Keith, the posters trying to run you down never played anything other than x-box.
bp
January 17th, 2010
5:23 pm
what a beautiful ending to a washed up crybaby punk linebackers career
Tell it like it is
January 17th, 2010
5:24 pm
Rasheen Reed-Pants on the ground, pants on the ground,looking like a fool witch your pants on the ground.
Sick & Tired Of Being Sick & Tired
January 17th, 2010
5:25 pm
I loved the TV shot of Brookings looking winded and old towards the end of the game. Karma is a B#%#@. Brookings was letting his low class self show on national TV today. Wow….what a shock……NOT!!!!
Tell it like it is
January 17th, 2010
5:38 pm
Were is Crabbapplejoe when you need him.Yes i was hoping for brooking to get to the super bowl.I was more upset with the falcons and the way they played vs the cowboys than i was with brookings actions.Pathedic
Chris
January 17th, 2010
5:40 pm
Hell no… Brooking needs to move to Dallas now. I lost ALL respect for him after his whole arm flapping crap against the Falcons.. He made himself look like a complete @$$ to his previous team who in no way had done anything wrong to him. Break a leg Keith. Go Falcons
Astro
January 17th, 2010
7:02 pm
Somebody needs to give Brooking a drug test. He’s clearly lost his mind. He’s an embarassment to Sharpsburg.
Mark
January 17th, 2010
7:31 pm
“I thought it was totally classless and disrespectful,” Brooking said. “This is the NFL, that’s not what this is about. I don’t think there’s a place for that … I was looking for [Vikings coach Brad] Childress. I didn’t think it was right, but they’ve got to see us next year. They’ve got to see us. You better believe I’ll have that one circled on the calendar, but I say that, we get paid to stop them. I don’t care what’s called, but sometimes I don’t think there was much class in that decision to do what he did.” – Okay, how can he honestly say that when he was the one taunting the Falcons? Karma’s a b****, Keith.
buzz
January 17th, 2010
7:38 pm
I love KB, let me get back to my x box, later
Matt
January 17th, 2010
7:51 pm
Ha Ha Ha, watching Brooking melt down and be a whiny little “biatch” at the end was just AWESOME. Talk about classless, remember the little flapping of the wings when you played Atlanta, Keith? Now the shoes on the other foot. What a fool.
crabapplejoe
January 17th, 2010
8:29 pm
@Tell it like it is:
I’m right here watching all of you Brooking haters have your little meltdowns. I was actually pulling for the Vikings today….love that warrior Favre…but I did think it was a little classless that Favre and Childress went for the score instead of running out the clock….Maybe the Vikings/Cowboys have some agenda I don’t know about but it was classless. Now if Brooking were a black player the announcers and all you haters would be talking about how much “swagger” he had. What are ya’ll gonna do when he retires. My gosh…he’s been gone from Atlanta for a year, playing for a different team and doing well and we have entire articles and hundred post threads about the guy….its really laughable…please get a life. I know ya’ll have all just been holding your breath that the Cowboys and Brooking didn’t go to the SuperBowl…we would have had to call in crisis counselors for you haters…LMAO. This thread is obviously the outpouring of joy that Brooking did not go further into the playoffs. Maybe we can find another white player to hate on in the offseason and give Keith a break for awhile…LOL
will martin
January 17th, 2010
8:36 pm
to brooking. the viking’s put you on the ground and stomped and kicked your butts…….. remember what you said after the falcon’s game. haha eat your own word’s… you are all washed up. sign alanta falcon
Not a falcon fan
January 17th, 2010
8:46 pm
At least KB’s team was in the playoffs and had a chance to win the Super Bowl. Where were the Falcons? They were at home watching the playoffs on TV. KB has the last laugh. His team beat the falcons and were in the playoffs. So falcon fans be happy about your 1st time in 43 years having back to back winning seasons. Set your goal low. Other team’s goal is to be in the playoffs and win the Super Bowl.
Dale
January 17th, 2010
9:09 pm
Keith Brooking is a LOSER with a capital “L”. I am so glad he NOT a Falcon any longer. He has some serious mental problems. When he played at Tech he used to complain about Florida State when they demolished Tech every year. He called them “dirty”. What a big punk he is, pansy.
Mitch (the one in Rome)
January 17th, 2010
9:25 pm
KB was not griping when the beat down the Eagles. Now it’s classless to get their a$$e$ kicked. KB is just peeved that he had another playoff meltdown. Over running plays, jumping offside and that dreadful bite on the play action on 3rd and 16 last year in the playoffs. You know what? He is the one who chokes in big games. Where the hell were his flapping bird arms today?
He can keep his a$$ in the Metroplex.
crabapplejoe
January 17th, 2010
9:25 pm
@Dale: Next time Keith’s in the Atl. I’ll try to set up an appointment so you can call him a “LOSER with a capital ‘L’, a punk and a pansy” to his face….that should be fun to watch…LMAO
Brooking is a jerk
January 17th, 2010
9:33 pm
Brooking sjowed what he really was a douche bag. Even after his herky jerky dance. Karma is a bitch azzhole. lol
Falcon
January 17th, 2010
9:35 pm
@craba$$joe: You LOSER with a capital ‘L’, a punk and a pansy, this was fun to print…LMAO
U no me
January 17th, 2010
9:42 pm
I told you DOL. It only took a little time.
crabapplejoe
January 17th, 2010
9:43 pm
@Falcon: It appears that your life is pretty empty…does your grandmother know that you are using her computer in the basement?
D. Orlando Ledbetter
January 18th, 2010
12:00 am
I see “Crapapplejoe” is in the house.
Need to get my laptop back from IT. Need to get up another post.
RobbE33
January 18th, 2010
11:00 am
I was fan of Brookings while he was a Falcon but I took exception to his dirty bird mocking in our game earlier this year and see no difference in the Viking’s thumping than the Green Bay thumping earlier in the playoffs. Keith may have stayed longer with Atlanta if he’d been more of a demonstrative leader but his inconsistent play negated any chance he had left. I can’t help but wonder if steroids haven’t created the classless Hyde we now see on Sportscenter in the Cowboy uni 51. Brooking transforming into a classless taunting crybaby is reason Schultz’s poll is so lopsided. He apparently has moved on and so have we.
bob
January 18th, 2010
11:34 am
Screw brooking, after what he pulled this year he can die in a fire. Classless on running the score up? How about you mocking the fans who supported you the first years of your career? Talk about classless. F*** off keith.
Big Ray
January 18th, 2010
1:42 pm
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January 18th, 2010
1:43 pm
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Big Ray
January 18th, 2010
1:45 pm
Heh. So who was it that wanted us to draft Flacco instead of Ryan, again?
Brooking. Running his mouth, instead of making the play. Enjoy, Dallas fans….
Big Ray
January 18th, 2010
1:47 pm
I do believe this was the same Brooking who “classlessly” flapped his arms and pulled other sideline stunts when Dallas beat us this season. Karma. It DOES exist. And now ol’ Keith has got a mouth full of it.
I see crabapplejoe has popped up. Oh yeah, somebody mentioned Brooking, that would be why.
Resign or Resign?
January 18th, 2010
1:53 pm
So, DOL; put a new headline on an old story, with the only update that the ‘Boys lost? What a cheap way to get page hits!
JJ
January 18th, 2010
5:20 pm
DOL, sad and I’m a fan of yours!
Without-a-clue
January 18th, 2010
6:00 pm
Brooking ended the playoffs with his pants on the ground.
Falcon
January 18th, 2010
6:24 pm
@crabapple where are you……………
Rudy'sBack
January 18th, 2010
10:39 pm
K.Brooking has clearly showed everyone that He likes to dish it out but, he sure can’t take it. Remember his tasteless comments after the Falcon game? He said: ” We stomped them good, they didn’t come to play, we BEAT THEIR BUTTS ETC. ETC.!!!!!!” He didn’t like it when somebody elses shoe was up HIS BUTT. Retire K.B. You’re too old and slow. You’ll NEVER get a S.B. ring with the overated Cowgirls!!!!!!
MCook
January 18th, 2010
11:37 pm
I wonder when crabby is gonna ask Brooking to marry him…
BTW, I’m a huge Tech fan and I’m white…
tom
January 19th, 2010
7:14 am
Brooking is a Cowboy and a loser. Why are we giving him press here in Atlanta. His contributions were never significant. Overated at best. Stop putting him in the headlines. Lose him.
Alan
January 19th, 2010
8:12 am
Brooking- classless and done!
Mike is Back
January 19th, 2010
9:21 am
Glad Brooking and the Cowboys are out. I am going with the SAINTS TO WIN IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After the Cowboys beat us…I THOUGHT he kind of look down on the organization…before that I was cool with BROOK.
After was WATCHING the playoff…I’m glad we didn’t overpay for Foxworthy…GREAT JOB TD!!!
Barry
January 19th, 2010
1:34 pm
Brooking ended hisseason looking like a “CHUMP”. There he was complaining to the Vikings sideline as to “WHY Y’ALL STILL SCORING ON US??” “CAN’T YOU SEE WE QUIT!”. The Vikings team and coaches was ready to do a ‘MIKE SMITH” on him. He therefore ran away to the other side like a “BIG, WHINING, SISSY!!” He he had a complaint he should have been on the field trying to stop the touchdown.
The ATL
January 19th, 2010
6:09 pm
Brooking & crabby two great LOSERS!!!
crabapplejoe
January 19th, 2010
10:59 pm
@The ATL: Brooking has five ProBowls, has been to a SuperBowl and has more money than he and his children can spend….as for me…I have a graduate degree, a successful career, a beautiful wife and two wonderful children….and you’re posting on DOL’s silly blogs from your grandmother’s basement….LMAO at you and your hatred of more successful folks.
Will you root for Keith Brooking in the playoffs? | Atlanta … | NFL Topics Blog
January 28th, 2010
3:35 am
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