Saintswrath

I don't like the dude personally but can't deny what he did at one point do for this team so i say yes..

SAINT_MICHAEL

That is the beauty/curse of any HOF. Like the BCS in college football, it spurs debate. His numbers, compared to other Saints QBs surely put him in. But, as with the Horn comparrison, while he left on a sour note, I don't think anyone ever questioned Horn's desire and effort he gave to win. I don't think the same can be said of Brooks.

I'll grant that. I was not a Delhomme fan, but the local fanbase and media sure wanted him to do well.

I see your points, and I did not Dislike Brooks. I'm not saying I wanted him to whine or pout or gripe either. And while he was a talented QB, I felt he wasted that talent in a way and never tried to work to be the best QB he could be. I never saw his attitude as being that of a winner. He didn't drag the team down, true. But he seldom took them on his back and inspired the confidence in the team that he was going to lead them to victory. He may have had 17 come from behind victories (does that mean the other team scored on the opening drive of the game and we came back and won after being down 3-0?). But when I think of guys for the HOF, I think of guys that had winning as their main goal (weather they did or not is another question). To me, Brooks' main goal was to get through the games. If he won it was a plus, but it was never the focus of his game.

Pete

Slow post didn't fall where I intended! (edit)

Rugby Saint II

In my opinion he has no business in the Saints HOF. He wasn't a leader and he actually held us back. imho If we had a decent QB we could have been better. I can't recall being as upset with any Saint as I was on bone headed play after bone headed play and stupid mistakes. He wasn't very bright. Not only no but heck no.

CantonLegend

easily our best QB in franchise history up until the last 4 seasons

why shouldnt he be in it?

there isnt a single reason why someone could say he doesnt deserve it

because he was emotional? how dare he get upset when 20000 fans are booing him

how dare he throw his helmet and kick water bottles when the team cant manage to hold a lead that he just gave them

aaron brooks was a good QB....not a great QB....not a great football player....but the guy was the best thing we had and now that we are spoiled we forget how much brooks actually did for us

"deal with it or you can go play the saints and get trounced by 30 and you won't have to worry about it."-colin cowherd

MatthewT

Yes indeed, Aaron Brooks will be in the Saints Hall of Fame, and deservingly so. That playoff win against the Rams pretty much sealed it. I realize he had an up and down time, but when it came down to the end of a game, he always gave the Saints a chance to win. During that era I never really had the feeling that the Saints were ever doomed, despite trailing in a game. More often than not, Brooks would come through.

Bad coaching decisions throughout his career, like going for two points in those 14-10 games in the second quarter did not help, not putting him on the bench when he was obviously hurt, and not to mention the 2005 season in which he had no chance totally killed his career.

neugey

I'd put him in, but not on the stats. This isn't fantasy football HOF.

I just can't forget that first season and the playoff win, all after Blake got hurt and most of us probably thought the season was lost. For a guy who we picked up from Green Bay for a song, he had a pretty good career, even with the character and leadership weaknesses.

gandhi1007

To answer a previously asked question......... What should a good QB do after making a bone-head play? What every good QB does!!!! Look at the game film on the sidelines & study the defense for the next offensive play. Look at Brees, Manning, Brady, Elway, Marino, etc.... It's what they do/did after every mistake. Brooks simply walked off smiling. Physically talented, but dumb as a sack of rocks. Is there any wonder that he hasn't played a lick in years????

papz

Hypothetical question...

Had we not won the Superbowl last year and finished with a .500 record (or somewhere around there), for many, would we really be having this conversation?

Let's skip the "if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle" stuff. It's a hypothetical. I don't think we would and I believe those polls votes would move in the opposite direction... but that's just me. As some have mentioned, you don't have to like the guy and it's definitely not the NFL HOF.

st thomas

haslett probably will never head coach an nfl team again after his hot headed play calling/ penalty's named after him. then the most famous of all not taking brooks out when his throws spiraled aimlessly out of the way of his recievers. we maybe would have had another playoff win. did brooks ever take another snap after getting the axe from n.o.?