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Aaron Brooks (1 Viewer)
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massraider
Footballguy
He should be a backup somewhere. Teams could do a lot worse.
David Yudkin
Footballguy
It's been over two months since Brooks was cut by Oakland and the only news was that the Packers didn't want him.
The only (and last) thing I heard about him was the Packers were interested but I believe they denied the rumor. Too bad though, I always liked Brooks, when hes on hes pretty good its just the consistency isnt there and I think he fell off a bit skill wise. Not a bad option as a #2 QB like everyone says.
DocNiner52
Footballguy
He's going to be the replacement for Alfred E. Newman as the cover boy for MAD magazine. 
Beaumont
Footballguy
Bengals | Team looking for No. 2 quarterback
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:09:59 -0700
Mark Curnutte, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Bengals might have interest in free-agent QB Aaron Brooks (Raiders), now that QB Anthony Wright has signed with the New York Giants.
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:09:59 -0700
Mark Curnutte, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, reports the Cincinnati Bengals might have interest in free-agent QB Aaron Brooks (Raiders), now that QB Anthony Wright has signed with the New York Giants.
Frank Black
Footballguy
Exactly.
David Yudkin
Footballguy
He visited the Steelers last week and they passed on him. Several months ago the Packers were rumored to have an interest in him but they quickly said there had no intention of bringing him in. That's been it since he got cut by Oakland.TheCarter said:
Sweet Love
IBL Representative
Are there details as to why teams are passing on him? Has he gotten overweight/out of shape, lingering injury of some sort, or just overall attitude?
David Yudkin
Footballguy
The Steelers appear set at quarterback with Ben Roethlisberger and Charlie Batch, but that didn't stop them from meeting with free agent Aaron Brooks last week. Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert called the get-together "exploratory" for both sides. Brooks played for the Oakland last year but struggled - the Raiders didn't win any of the eight games he started -- and the team didn't pick up the option they had on the veteran's contract. Brooks, 31, had started five seasons for the Saints before falling out of favor in New Orleans. In eight games for the Raiders in 2006, he had just three touchdowns and eight interceptions. He also was sacked 26 times. Pittsburgh appears to be an unlikely destination for Brooks, especially since Batch has proven to be such a reliable backup to Roethlisberger.
"Our roster," Colbert said, "is set for now."
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"Our roster," Colbert said, "is set for now."
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fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Keep the job over Ben? Ummm no.
-Crippler-
Footballguy
How about decline of skill?
Sweet Love
IBL Representative
I purposely left that out because I think it would be odd for a QB to physically breakdown at age 30-31. I know that Brooks is a mobile QB, but I never thought of him taking the amount of hits like guys such as McNabb, McNair, etc.How about decline of skill?
From FF starter two years ago to not being able to catch on with a team?What the hell happened?
He'll catch on soon enough - every year there are camp injuries and veteran QBs find their way on to teams. Who knows what Brooks' financial demands are? It sounds like teams are talking to him so that they know what it will take to sign him should they need to. I think Brooks is trying to land in a situation where he can compete for a job, but that it won't happen until a QB goes down somewhere.
kevthegrad
Footballguy
I don't ever remember the shine coming off somebody the way it has with Aaron Brooks. This guy is about 2 seasons removed from being a TOP 10 producing fantasy QB....and his skills just seemed to dry up and go away his last year in New Orleans, not to mention that horrid year in Oakland.
I'd be amazed if he finds a job anywhere after his performance the last 24 months.
I'd be amazed if he finds a job anywhere after his performance the last 24 months.
Afro Samurai
Footballguy
Kinda hard to do anything behind those offensive lines. Everybody knows about the Raiders o-line woes last year but the Saints line in 2005 was just as bad.He is a viable NFL backup and I'll be very surprised if he wasn't on a roster pretty soon.
Beaumont
Footballguy
I am a Chiefs fan and I tend to agree with this ...
