Brooks

BoudinSandwich · 07-23-2005, 10:21 AM

I've read the first couple of pages to this topic and got bored. However, there are a few things that "struck a nerve."

One is people saying according to stats, Brooks is better than Archie. You have to take into consideration the surrounding cast and just the fact that the league, now, is completely more advanced than it was back then. Often, you will find today's mediocre players breaking old legends' stats.

Another thing is this: Yes, Brooks has made plenty of great plays, but his bad plays are extremely bad and, yes, "childish." People get upset with Brooks, not just because he threw an interception, but the fact that he threw it while he was his own 20 yard line giving the opposing offence an easy chance to score. You don't see these situations when you look at stats. You don't see Aaron Brooks fumbling a scoring opportunity only to give the possession to the opposing team in stats. The only thing that appears in the statistics book is 1 Fumble Loss.

There are no categories for "mistakes at critical times" in statistics.

Yes, the defense was bad, but some of the blame can be put on the offense. Someone should do research and see how often the opposing team received the ball on the Saints' side of the 50 yard line to start their drive. Its kind of hard to stop a team from scoring when you only have to give up 15 yards to let the other team in field goal range.

In essence, what makes Brooks hated isn't that he throws interceptions and fumbles. All quarterbacks do that. The reason Brooks is hated is because he does so flagrantly (not on purpose, of course). How impressive is it when you're at the dome chanting on your Saints team next to a fan of the opposing team, and you watch the ball just mysteriously fly backwards out of Aaron Brooks' hand? It's not just a fumble. Its embarassing!

07-23-2005, 10:21 AM	#1
BoudinSandwich OldiesDJ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scott, LA Posts: 951 Blog Entries: 12	I've read the first couple of pages to this topic and got bored. However, there are a few things that "struck a nerve." One is people saying according to stats, Brooks is better than Archie. You have to take into consideration the surrounding cast and just the fact that the league, now, is completely more advanced than it was back then. Often, you will find today's mediocre players breaking old legends' stats. Another thing is this: Yes, Brooks has made plenty of great plays, but his bad plays are extremely bad and, yes, "childish." People get upset with Brooks, not just because he threw an interception, but the fact that he threw it while he was his own 20 yard line giving the opposing offence an easy chance to score. You don't see these situations when you look at stats. You don't see Aaron Brooks fumbling a scoring opportunity only to give the possession to the opposing team in stats. The only thing that appears in the statistics book is 1 Fumble Loss. There are no categories for "mistakes at critical times" in statistics. Yes, the defense was bad, but some of the blame can be put on the offense. Someone should do research and see how often the opposing team received the ball on the Saints' side of the 50 yard line to start their drive. Its kind of hard to stop a team from scoring when you only have to give up 15 yards to let the other team in field goal range. In essence, what makes Brooks hated isn't that he throws interceptions and fumbles. All quarterbacks do that. The reason Brooks is hated is because he does so flagrantly (not on purpose, of course). How impressive is it when you're at the dome chanting on your Saints team next to a fan of the opposing team, and you watch the ball just mysteriously fly backwards out of Aaron Brooks' hand? It's not just a fumble. Its embarassing!