twelvegauge

Lets go back a few years. Roughly 2000 Saints play a last place schedule, a rookie Head Coach and win first ever playoff game, the Head Coach was Coach of the year and the QB was a Probowl alternate. Following year 2001 about a quarter into the season there was a total collapse by the entire team couldn't block anybody couldn't stop anybody, couldn't run are catch the football. Said QB is blamed for everything, every loss 24/7 365 days everyday.


Fast foward to 2006; New Coach, last place schedule win 2nd ever playoff game. Coach is named Coach of the year QB goes to the Probowl. Following year there is a total collapse by the team, can't stop anybody, can't block, can't catch are run. The QB of this team now gets almost no criticism not blamed at all. Same QB has recently thrown to a Offensive lineman during Colts game, was seen laughing it up in Tampa with the tampa players on the field immediately after the Blowout loss. Where is the 24/7 365 days a week call for this guys head as was with the previous QB? THIS GUY HAS ALMOST 1,000.00 TURNOVERS ALREADY THROWING THEM ON OUR SIDE OF THE FIELD AT the wrong times of games!

Euphoria

People are finally realizing its not the QB but the O-line. You can blame the coaches though for not addressing the lines more immediately.

There were some who defended Brooks play even and called out the O line back then... hmmm what was one of there names... I think it started with an E or EU something or another.

SapperSaint

Aaron Brooks! You aught to be ashamed of yourself. We had to let you go, man. Drew is loved more than you ever were. Sorry dude, you can't turn us against Drew.

Why would anyone defend AB? Never mind. This thread will get closed if we start talking about AB.

LordOfEntropy

That last I'd heard, Aaron Brooks got interviewed after getting the boot in Oakland - but he fumbled away the microphone before he could make any statements. Not that he knew how to make any statements anyway, other than

"duh... I'm a top five quarterback... duh... what's a wonderlic?... duh."

Trying to compare Brees to Brooks is simply ludicrous.

saintfan

Why? Please explain.

LordOfEntropy

Are you serious? You're serious, aren't you? Wow. OK, I'll give you two points.

1) Drew has been to the pro bowl - Brooks has not
2) Drew has a job - Brooks does not

Enough said.

Do you want more? You don't really want more, do you? Please don't make me start talking about backwards passes, Wonderlic tests, fumblitis, and "I'm a top five quarterback" quotes. Because it's not worth my time. You either already get it or you don't - and if you don't already get it, then no amount of persuading is going to convince you.

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Qui a laissez sortir les chiens!

saintfan

So you can't compare two QB's if one has been to the pro-bowl and the other has not? That's interesting...and not true.

So you can't compare two QB's if one is currently on a roster and the other isn't? That is also interesting...and also not true, but carry on.

Oh I get it LOE, and your post is exhibit A. Fact is, Brooks played behind a horrible O-Line too, and you never heard about it...no...all you heard was Wonderlic scores (which make next to no matter) and media quotes which had nothing to do with on the field performance.

Yes, Brees is a pro-bowl QB. No one is arguing that. Point is Brees' performance over the first three games of this season compares to some of the worst I've ever seen by any QB. How about you? Now, since you seem to think Brooks is one of the worlds worst QB's lets compare. Find me three consecutive games where Brooks had a 1/7 TD to INT ratio otherwise I guess you're right and we can't compare...I mean that is what you're saying right?

Buh Bye

LordOfEntropy

I said comparing Brees to Brooks is ludicrous - and I meant it. And I stand by that - because Brooks is not even in the same ballpark as Brees. Literally. Brooks is unemployed for a reason. He had his chance, multiple chances - and fizzled. It's simply ludicrous to compare them.

I'm not going to argue that Brees has played well. He most certainly has not. And agreed, whether Brees is probowl caliber or not, no one would play well behind this O Line. I don't care if it was Brees, Brooks, Montana, Marino, or God himself.

"Brooks played behind a horrible O-Line too, and you never heard about it" -- tha's because everyone was already busy - busy talking about how STUPID Brooks was. He played like a moron. All the physically attributes in the world, could've been a star - but instead he was hamstrung by a sixth grade mentally-handicapped moron. And I know. I met him. I spoke with him. Not only was he slow - he was a complete mental disaster. A poster child special education. I've encoutered rocks with more intellectual capacity.

And I believe THAT is why you didn't hear about the O Line in his day.

Please.... let this topic die. We'll have to agree to disagree. This is getting old.

can anyone help me id this tune? it goes thwap thwap boom tch boom tch boom tch.

Qui a laissez sortir les chiens!

LordOfEntropy

Did he? I bet he flunked out.

saintsfan1976

Paging Euphoria..... Can we get a "final-final-final" take on this idiotic topic.