Mike D on Brooks

WhoDat · 10-20-2004, 10:11 PM

Well, I personally don\'t get why people compare AB to Deuce or Horn. I mean, let\'s consider:

There\'s no question Deuce is having an off year so far. He started the first two games slowly, but then the scheme changed and it made a dramatic impact. Then he got hurt. So his numbers are off and he\'s not completely free of blame. Of course, since he\'s come back, and while injured but with a FB in the backfield, Deuce has run for 200 yards in 2 games. More importantly, he proved he\'s a real top talent in this league two years running. In his first year as a starter in 2002 he was 6th in the NFL in rushing an in the top ten in yards per carry. Last year he was 4th in yards and 6th in yards per carry. If you add in his yards after contact, his blocking ability, rare combination of size and speed, hands, etc. it\'s hard not to call this guy a premier back IMO. He\'s top 5 or 6 no doubt and despite his slow start this season.

Horn may be an even worse comparison. He\'s been to the Pro Bowl 3 of the last 4 years. By default that makes him a top 5 or 6 guy. Last year he was hurt and had an \"off\" year that still had him in the top 20 WRs in the NFL. This year he\'s back in the top 10 currently at 9th - and that\'s after a few real bad games in which the Saints offense didn\'t do much of anything at all.

Brooks on the other hand has never ranked in the top ten in passer efficiency rating. Sure, he\'s racked up the yards, and one year the TDs, but I\'m yet to hear anyone other than AB or fans on this board refer to Brooks as \"top five.\" You may even be able to say that about top ten...

My point is, Deuce and Horn, IMO, have proved it on the field, and they\'ve received recognition around the league and in the media for it. Haslett and AB himself hype up Brooks, but very few people outside the team say that AB is top five or ten. Most say he\'s in the 12-15 range with the talent to be top 5 but the leadership and smarts to be bottom 10. That\'s what I\'ve seen and heard anyway.

10-20-2004, 10:11 PM	#11
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	Mike D on Brooks Well, I personally don\'t get why people compare AB to Deuce or Horn. I mean, let\'s consider: There\'s no question Deuce is having an off year so far. He started the first two games slowly, but then the scheme changed and it made a dramatic impact. Then he got hurt. So his numbers are off and he\'s not completely free of blame. Of course, since he\'s come back, and while injured but with a FB in the backfield, Deuce has run for 200 yards in 2 games. More importantly, he proved he\'s a real top talent in this league two years running. In his first year as a starter in 2002 he was 6th in the NFL in rushing an in the top ten in yards per carry. Last year he was 4th in yards and 6th in yards per carry. If you add in his yards after contact, his blocking ability, rare combination of size and speed, hands, etc. it\'s hard not to call this guy a premier back IMO. He\'s top 5 or 6 no doubt and despite his slow start this season. Horn may be an even worse comparison. He\'s been to the Pro Bowl 3 of the last 4 years. By default that makes him a top 5 or 6 guy. Last year he was hurt and had an \"off\" year that still had him in the top 20 WRs in the NFL. This year he\'s back in the top 10 currently at 9th - and that\'s after a few real bad games in which the Saints offense didn\'t do much of anything at all. Brooks on the other hand has never ranked in the top ten in passer efficiency rating. Sure, he\'s racked up the yards, and one year the TDs, but I\'m yet to hear anyone other than AB or fans on this board refer to Brooks as \"top five.\" You may even be able to say that about top ten... My point is, Deuce and Horn, IMO, have proved it on the field, and they\'ve received recognition around the league and in the media for it. Haslett and AB himself hype up Brooks, but very few people outside the team say that AB is top five or ten. Most say he\'s in the 12-15 range with the talent to be top 5 but the leadership and smarts to be bottom 10. That\'s what I\'ve seen and heard anyway.
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