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I think the frustration is born from most people's willingness to blame Brooks for everything wrong with those Haz teams when it's pretty clear that wasn't accurate. We averaged 29 points a game a few years back with Brooks and still everything wrong with civilization got pinned on him.

Now we have a pro-bowl caliber QB who's probably thrown more crappy passes over a three game span than Brooks ever did and people are defending him. (See the tipped pass argument)

I, for one, have been pointing to the O-Line for several years now. It's as bad now as it was then, but it's no worse.

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Why? Please explain.

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Brees, bless his dink-and-dunk heart, is just one piece of a very ugly puzzle. With this crew, even if we find where everyone fits best, the picture will still be ugly.

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You just have to realize that Smiley made himself an easy target by his general demeanor during the game... especially the precious seconds immediately following one of his bad plays.
Brooks walked off the field smiling... I know, different people deal with adversity differently.
His smiling was probably just his natural reaction to stress.

Brees, the other hand, looks like someone just ran over his puppy right after he throws an INT.

It's all in perception. Most fans looked at Brooks' smiles and wanted to wring his neck, but then they see Brees make a similar throw, and when they see his face, they just want him to do better.

Someone commented about Brees talking and laughing with some of the opponents after a game... that's a sign of a good sport and of a professional. What was he supposed to do, tell them f off? That wouldn't sit well.

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See how those excuses flow so easily for Brees? that just what they're excuses. You should no matter get pissed if your team leader is seen laughing it up just after getting the teams butt hole ripped are right after a play, it doesn't matter but you will make an excuse for Brees like you always do!

Brees has had more turnovers this season bettering Brooks by leaps and bounds, forget the puppy...This is the same exact thing Mcnabb was talking about the treatment.

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Well, that's what LT did last year, and reviews were mixed as I recall. Believe me, I know it's all perception...been saying that for many years now. ;)

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... this is the problem when other boards start banning the whiners....

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First, it's hard for me to give up on Bress this early because we have so much invested in him. But I do totally understand where 12 gauge is coming from. I don't think he's comparing Brees to Brooks, but comparing the fans reactions in forgiving Brees and condemning Brooks. I mean, a lot of people are giving a pass and numerous excuses for a Pro Bowl QB coming off a phenomenal season with his entire arsenal intact. In three games Brees have looked as worst as Rex Grossman with no signs off turning it around, now do I think he's capable of reversing his fortunes? Yes I do. But we can't turn a blind eye to the facts, the facts are we're 0 - 3, he has 1 td and 7 int's, and if I'm not mistaken a couple of fumbles. Now if this was Brooks there would be a call for Congress to remove him from the starting lineup. And as far as dissing Brooks for smiling leaving the field after an interception, and excepting Brees smiling and laughing after a terrible loss against Tampa Bay is definitely not right, if Brooks could be seen as not caring, than Brees should be seen in the same light, just because you look pissed coming off the field doesn't mean things are going to change, because if it did we wouldn't be sitting here at 0 - 3.

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ok that was funny. AB=DB. what the F###. someone never watched AB play. Do not even come back and say you did. You have proven to be a poor judge of football talent. Find another position to eval. please QB is over your head.

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Ok so you are saying Brees sucks just as bad as Brooks not then right?