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
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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.
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We have a lot of improving to do. We haven't even scratched the surface of what this team can accomplish. It's a great win. Great to be 1-0, but we have 15 more rounds to go and Seattle is staring us in the face.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I think the whole key to that game was the momentum that we did not create in the very beginning,
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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.
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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.
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Winning a championship for city and state is the highest goal we have, but who wouldn't want to score a touchdown or two along the way?
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Whoever did that poll hasn't been there in a number of years. When the place is packed, there's nothing better.
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Those guys beat us pretty badly when we faced them earlier this month. Now it's our time to return the favor.
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We have to keep our four points of pressure, and when we rush, it might take a couple of us to get him to the ground. He's a big human being.