saintfan

I wouldn't call him mediocre either, not by a very long shot. Can you image what he might have done had he played when we had the Dome Patrol running around? Back when we could never get past the 49ers?

I do wonder though about his potential too. With a better line around him and a group of WR's like we have now, how might things have been different for him?

SAINT_MICHAEL

"Aaron Brooks and Jim Everett were statistically similar QB's for the New Orleans Saints, and yet Aaron Brooks was MORE IMPORTANT to the franchise, and here's why..." Because he played with us for more seasons than JE. Because we didn't get him afer he played well for a division rival like JE. Because he lucked out on a Jeff Blake injury and was part of the team that won our first playoff game. None of which makes him worthy for our HOF.

saintfan

He's more important because he played for more seasons? Seriously? LMAO
He's more important because he didn't come to us as a free agent? You CANNOT be serious?
He's more important beacuse he 'lucked out on a Jeff Blake injury". Dude that doesn't even make sense.

Now, you did say he was part of the team that won our first playoff game so you got that much right anyway...the rest of that is just you being a bitter little man. LMAO

SAINT_MICHAEL

Really SF. Now you just look sad.

Bitter? What a laugh. You are the one who has thrown out the hate talk. Try looking in the mirror. I guess having your arguments crushed would do that to you.

Hmm, lets see. Having a player contibute to our team for 5 years and be our leading passer (Brooks) is more valuable than a guy who contributes for 3 (Everett). Are you really going to argue against that?

Hmm lets see, I never mentioned a free agent. But JE was a Pro Bowl QB for the Rams and beat us many times as a Ram. His best days as a QB were for the Rams and he built his legacy as a Ram. He then came over to us to finish his career. Contrast (go aheah and look that up in a dictionary) this to Brooks who was not a starter for another team before us. He never beat us as a memeber of another team. His best days as a QB were not as a member of another team. Try to put two and two togeather from here and figure out why this makes Brooks more important as a saint then JE. You may need to pull your socks off and use your toes, but that's OK.

The third one is a little trickier, but I'll walk you through it. If Blake does not get hurt in week 12, then Brooks does not get to sub for him in 2000. If he does not sub for him, then he does not play in the 2000 playoffs. If he does not play in the game, then he does not get to help the team win the game. If he does not help win the game, he may not be given the chance to be our starting QB for the next 5 seasons. So it was fortunate (i.e. Lucky...as in lucked out) that he even got to play in the playoff game that you are so anxious to anoint him into our HOF for winning. If you try and think about it rather than simply insult it's not that tough.

strato

It could have been good..now ...lol..

foreverfan

strato

About as serious as A.B after an INT..oh except for those Jake supporters...lol

SmashMouth

Breesus Christ! That's way too many pages on a thread for a dude that really should not even be in the HOT.

AllSaints

Yeah he will... Hey I had Brooks back.... back in the day He had some good games and I enjoyed watchin him sometimes... even tho that smile he did after a screw up made me soooo mad... He did what he did and give him his due he should be in the Saints HOF....

Srgt. Hulka

I still have not decided. I've been watching this thread since it started, and I tell you what, it's a hard question. It's really a good question too. I remember watching him play and thinking this guy may actually give us a chance, just to be let down yet again and again and again.... So, like everyone here, I have terribly mixed feelings about Brooks. But I felt the same way about Bobby Hebert also.