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Let's see if anyone in this forum can answer this question...

Stats aside, all great quarterbacks have a special something that makes them great. Most of the time its an intangible. One of those things that stats can't measure. For example:

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Favre, for most of his career, has won when it matters. He has the ability to make the tough throw look easy and he creates.

Gannon and Manning are "students of the game." People say that these two guys spend more time in the film room than anyone else in their respective organizations and as a result, they always know what's going on and where everyone is on the field.

Vick, Garica, mcNabb have the ability to beat you with their arms or legs. All of these guys find a way to avoid the rush and keep the chains moving one way or another.

Or, if you want an up-and-coming young guy, Chad Pennington is efficient. He has the ability to read the defense, find the right receiver, and get the ball out quickly.

Kurt Warner, up until this year when his thumb and pinky finger finally caught up with him, was accurate. He had the ability to always put the ball out in front of a receiver exactly where it needed to be so the receiver could catch it AND run with it.

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SO...

What does Aaron Brooks have?

A strong arm? Athleticism? Youth? Good receivers who know how to find the end zone... a big paycheck (just kidding). But seriously, what does he have?

A strong arm, athleticism, youth - those things are attributes, not skills. They are the kind of things you use to gain a skill. A skill is something that is learned and worked at to perfect. Those things come naturally to Brooks.

But how does he use those things to help his team, like Vick uses his feet to run for positive yardage or Pennington uses his head to read the D and find the right receiver? Does he use his strong arm to fit passes into spots that seem impossible? Does he use his athleticism to avoid the rush and pick up yardage? Does his youth make him more ambitious, work harder, last longer than other guys?

Someone, anyone, please tell me. What does Aaron Brooks have that is making Jim Haslett and the rest of the Saints organization believe that he is the quarterback of the future for this team?