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
create game key momentum
I think the whole key to that game was the momentum that we did not create in the very beginning,
bad couple course rattled stayed throughout
He's got that calmness. You can just tell. He wasn't rattled throughout the whole course of that game. And we got a couple interceptions. He had some bad plays. But he stayed right in there.
deceptive inside speed tough yards
He has a lot more power, deceptive power, a lot more than you see on film. He's strong, he has the speed to get outside. I think he got some tough yards inside today. That's for sure.
face hit pressure throws
He made some throws but at the same time, when he wasn't sacked, he was getting pressure in his face and getting hit after the throw. That was the key.
anyone business carries few good hardly knee knocked looked running saw sticks
When he's healthy, I've always said there's hardly anyone in the business better than him. He does so many good things. But I saw that knee brace ? it sticks out ? so you know he's not 100 percent. But he looked pretty good. He's running hard. They just wanted to get him a few carries and get him knocked around a little bit.
running stop tie
That drive, the one that let them tie the score, was embarrassing. He was just running right at us, and we couldn't stop him.
call causes enthusiasm false gives helps problems
It helps us a lot ? and not just because of the enthusiasm it gives us. It causes problems for the opponent. They have to call timeouts. They have false starts. All those things are very big.
last lost motivating thinking
I haven't even thought about (preventing the Panthers from making the playoffs). They could still get in even if they lost to us. That is not motivating me. On Sunday, that will be the last thing I'm thinking about.
injury report
I need to see an injury report on my quarterback,
asked dead goal honest mean opportunity playing question time winning
I'll be dead honest with you. I've been asked that question a lot this season, even when we were 6-2 and playing really well. You know, 'What about the opportunity to have back-to-back winning seasons?' That didn't mean anything to me at the time because that wasn't my goal or the team's goal. But right now, I have a different perspective.
excuses headed hear hold mirror ourselves
But you won't hear any excuses in here. We're going to hold ourselves accountable. We'll look in the mirror and do what we have to do to get headed back in the right direction.