JKool

(1) Sand-lot, Street-ball, whatever - no way Brooks is in that category. I understand it as a metaphor, and I probably just got my panties in a bunch (so to speak) over the way it was used.

(2) I agree with WhoDat that this \"just sling it idea\" is a poor idea; sure, I\'d like to see Brooks looking more intuitive, but I\'d like him to do that in combination with making good decisions rather than just decisions that defenses had trouble planning for (which, as someone else noted here, was probably the reason that his \"intuitiveness\" looked so good that first year).

(3) I actually think the reason it looked like he made more big plays when the play broke down is that the play broke down often as a result of Brooks hesitations or misreads. Thus, more big plays on broken plays, but more broken plays (this is just a best guess, and I\'m sure someone could provide evidence for this, but as usual I\'m too lazy to do so). Thus, his intuitiveness (and subsequent success) is an illusion created by the trouble he got himself in IMO. I think he is playing much better ball now.

"... I was beating them with my eyes the whole game..." - Aaron Brooks