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Just updated minutes ago, Brooks signs new deal
« on: Sep 6th, 2002, 7:25pm » |
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http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/clayton_john/1428314.html
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Friday, September 6
Brooks, Saints agree to six-year extension
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By John Clayton
ESPN.com
The New Orleans Saints stepped up Friday and gave quarterback Aaron Brooks a six-year, $36 million contract extension.
The deal included a $5 million signing bonus.
Brooks, who was the Saints' quarterback during the team's first playoff victory, is entering his second full season as the starter. The Saints had been talking about a $30 million deal, but Patriots quarterback Tom Brady signed a four-year, $30 million contract to raise the stakes.
Included in the Brooks deal is a $5.75 million option bonus in 2003.
Brooks has started 21 games over the past two years and threw 26 touchdown passes last season. Physically, he wore down last year and finished the season weighing around 206 pounds, but he's added weight and strength. His poor finished jumped his interception total to 22 by the end of the season.
Brooks, 26, went to the Saints in exchange for a third-round draft pick from the Green Bay Packers two years ago. Once he got on the field, he started to show the potential of being a future star at quarterback. |
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Re: Just updated minutes ago, Brooks signs new dea
« Reply #2 on: Sep 7th, 2002, 12:22am » |
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I hate to base reasoning on "feelings", but I really have a bad "feeling" about Brooks.
Maybe its because he (reputedly) has very little intelligence.
Maybe it is because he doesn't seem to have the intangible qualities such as leadership that make QBs great.
He is obviously talented, however I can see 12 QBs in the league that I would rather have on my team... and isn't that the essence of what FF is about?
Lemme grab my soapbox a moment... FF theoretically is supposed to be about building an ultimate team out of the available NFL players, basically a response to the statement, "it would be awesome to have a team with this QB and that RB and those WRs." The more we lose sight of this, the less joy this hobby will bring IMHO. And for my purposes, I don't want this schmuck on my team.
Besides, I have a "feeling" he will be a bust. 
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