Keith Brooking
Keith Brooking
Keith Howard Brookingis a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft and also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. He played college football at Georgia Tech. Brooking was a five-time Pro Bowl selection with the Falcons...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth30 October 1975
hard sick watch
It's going to be hard to watch (the playoffs). It makes me sick to my stomach.
mistakes
It wasn't pretty today, ... That's for sure. There were so many mistakes out there. A lot of it, I think, was on us, the linebackers. We've just got to get better.
crowd difficult gets hear offense run stopped tone
We set the tone defensively. We stopped the run and had them in second-and-long, third-and-long. When the crowd here gets into it, it can be very difficult for the offense to hear and to execute.
football notoriety teams televised winning
When you put winning football teams out there consistently, you get these nationally televised games. You get the notoriety that you deserve. That's the way it works, and that's the way it should be.
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We have to get some pressure on Jake, and we've got our work cut out for us in trying to keep a handle of (Pro Bowl receiver) Steve Smith. It's a big job, but if we execute the game plan our coaches drew up for us, we should be OK.
guess playing score
Yeah, I guess it's one of those things you look at and you say, 'I want to score a touchdown before I'm done playing football,'
gave lack might outsiders played until
The outsiders might second-guess this, but we didn't quit. Until the very end, we gave it all out there. Give the Panthers credit. They played well. We didn't, but it wasn't lack of effort.
came city excited knocked last mountain schedule since team year
That team knocked us off the mountain last year in the NFC Championship Game. Ever since the schedule came out we've been anticipating this game. And the city has been very excited about this game.
backyard coming kicking promise proud teams
That's not something we were proud of. I can promise you that. You don't want other teams coming into your backyard and kicking you around like that. It's embarrassing.
ending job knowing respect tough
You've got to respect that decision, ... It would have been tough to come in here and give it everything, knowing your job was ending at the end of the year.
kitchen sink threw
They pretty much did anything they wanted to with us. They threw the kitchen sink at us.
along continue dragons football guess imagery matter whatever winning
Jeez, I guess you can use whatever imagery you want. To me, it's all about winning football games, and that's something we've got to continue doing, no matter how many fire-breathing dragons we have to slay along the way.
dome easiest far georgia imagine places saw somewhere teams visiting worse
I saw somewhere that the Georgia Dome is one of the easiest places for opposing teams to play. That's ridiculous. As far as I'm concerned, I can't imagine a worse place for a visiting team. It's a nightmare.
dead honest
Just to be dead honest with you, a lot of it I think was on us, the linebackers.