Sports Illustrated Preview - New Orleans Saints

DJLengai · 07-19-2005, 07:58 PM

ask him for all of us please, why does he smile when a play does'nt go down and please, ask him to stop it..................this is from fans.........
now, i am not a big brooks fan but i'll give him this yr to show me something.............after that, what is one to do?
KEEP SUPPORTING THIS FRIGGING TEAM FOR ALL THEIR LIVES LIKE I DO?
yes, i guess it is what a saints fan should do.........................
show me the playoffs brooks, i think you can this yr........smitty

I'm not Aaron's best friend, but you'd be surprised how genuine he is in person. He's not goofy either. Yes, his goofy behavior on the field is annoying. What I would say it is is that he's a quiet, nice guy and that he's under extreme pressure during the game so when he makes a bone headed mistake, he acts goofy as a defense mechanism. It looks like that's just the way he is. I remember when Blake was the QB and Brooks came out in pre-season. Brooks was horrible and rolled around on the ground after busted plays and I remember Haslett looking at McCarthy like, "...and you said this guy was good!?" He has the talent to make the throws. I just don't think he copes well when it's all on him. If he has time, he'll have a very productive season.

saintswhodi · 07-19-2005, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by DJLengai

I am wondering where the healthy thing is coming from? Did you just mean it as a wish for the coming season with no relation to the prior season? Cause we were healthy last year and a lot of players didn't show much. So the hope is we will be healthy again so these players who didn't show much last year will have another chance to show something? I can dig that.

Yes, I did mean it only as a wish for this upcoming season. If Mayberry and Brown (or other starters) get injured then we'll be right back where we were. If the team is able to stay healthy and they don't make it to the playoffs this season with the depth and the talent we have then there is no excuse that can be made. Everything is in place as good as it can get and, talent wise, we have a better team than 2000 overall. I don't think any one player can hurt the team so bad that they don't make it in.

Gotcha. Good man.

ScottyRo · 07-19-2005, 10:31 PM

ask him for all of us please, why does he smile when a play does'nt go down and please, ask him to stop it

This is something that has gotten blown way out of proportion over the years. I see this exhibited all the time out of everyday people as well as NFL players. I guarantee that many of the same people criticizing AB for smiling after an onflield mistake have at some point done something moronic in front of a group of people and smiled about it. Not because what you did was plain funny but because it was moronic and you laughed at yourself about it. It is a natural response. I care much less about that than I care about the playing and joking around on the sidelines during losses. That is an outrage.

ssmitty · 07-20-2005, 05:02 AM

whoever said a smile was contagious, was'nt lying.............smitty

07-19-2005, 07:58 PM	#1
DJLengai 100th Post Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 168	ask him for all of us please, why does he smile when a play does'nt go down and please, ask him to stop it..................this is from fans......... now, i am not a big brooks fan but i'll give him this yr to show me something.............after that, what is one to do? KEEP SUPPORTING THIS FRIGGING TEAM FOR ALL THEIR LIVES LIKE I DO? yes, i guess it is what a saints fan should do......................... show me the playoffs brooks, i think you can this yr........smitty I'm not Aaron's best friend, but you'd be surprised how genuine he is in person. He's not goofy either. Yes, his goofy behavior on the field is annoying. What I would say it is is that he's a quiet, nice guy and that he's under extreme pressure during the game so when he makes a bone headed mistake, he acts goofy as a defense mechanism. It looks like that's just the way he is. I remember when Blake was the QB and Brooks came out in pre-season. Brooks was horrible and rolled around on the ground after busted plays and I remember Haslett looking at McCarthy like, "...and you said this guy was good!?" He has the talent to make the throws. I just don't think he copes well when it's all on him. If he has time, he'll have a very productive season.
DJLengai 100th Post Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 168

07-19-2005, 08:20 PM	#2
saintswhodi 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 6,941	Originally Posted by DJLengai I am wondering where the healthy thing is coming from? Did you just mean it as a wish for the coming season with no relation to the prior season? Cause we were healthy last year and a lot of players didn't show much. So the hope is we will be healthy again so these players who didn't show much last year will have another chance to show something? I can dig that. Yes, I did mean it only as a wish for this upcoming season. If Mayberry and Brown (or other starters) get injured then we'll be right back where we were. If the team is able to stay healthy and they don't make it to the playoffs this season with the depth and the talent we have then there is no excuse that can be made. Everything is in place as good as it can get and, talent wise, we have a better team than 2000 overall. I don't think any one player can hurt the team so bad that they don't make it in. Gotcha. Good man.

07-20-2005, 05:02 AM	#4
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07-19-2005, 10:31 PM	#3
ScottyRo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Williamsburg, VA (ugh, the food here) Posts: 1,704	ask him for all of us please, why does he smile when a play does'nt go down and please, ask him to stop it This is something that has gotten blown way out of proportion over the years. I see this exhibited all the time out of everyday people as well as NFL players. I guarantee that many of the same people criticizing AB for smiling after an onflield mistake have at some point done something moronic in front of a group of people and smiled about it. Not because what you did was plain funny but because it was moronic and you laughed at yourself about it. It is a natural response. I care much less about that than I care about the playing and joking around on the sidelines during losses. That is an outrage.