Keith Brooking Will Officially Hit The Market Friday

by Dave Choate on Feb 26, 2009 8:00 AM EST in Falcons News

This will be a relatively short post, but I wanted to officially send Keith Brooking off.

Chances are good that Brooking is heading to another team. Someone is going to be looking for veteran leadership and a linebacker reasonably effective against the run, and that team is going to offer Brooking more than Comrade Dimitroff is willing to. It's a tough loss from a leadership and team history standpoint, but I can't help but think that the Falcons can approximate his on-the-field value at this point with a higher round rookie or a decent free agent signing.

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Yep

I agree with this move.

Life is a garden. Dig it!

by Hardcore Falcon on Feb 26, 2009 9:40 AM EST reply actions

Peace Out

"He's getting better, but he's not there yet ..."
- Bobby Cox (talking about Boyer)

by FrankyWren on Feb 26, 2009 9:44 AM EST reply actions

An era is over.

I’m still of the opinion Mr. Brooking should retire.

"If the Falcons ever manage to win a Super Bowl in my lifetime, I'll french kiss a toilet." - a friend.

by Adam Schultz on Feb 26, 2009 2:09 PM EST reply actions

Brooking’s Agent: “Yes, we understand Grandma Dimitroff is probably better in coverage. But he’s a leader! He deserves 8 million!”
TD: “Um … I think we’re gonna move on.”

"He's getting better, but he's not there yet ..."
- Bobby Cox (talking about Boyer)

by FrankyWren on Feb 26, 2009 2:19 PM EST reply actions

On a surprisingly not-as-mentioned note, so is Michael Boley and Chauncey Davis.

by BigManChili on Feb 26, 2009 7:26 PM EST reply actions

Now that is not good

I am of the opinion that the team needs to resign both of them. Boley is too good in pass coverage and Davis is proving himself to be more than capable. If Davis is holding out to be a starter, I wouldn’t want to see the team pay like one to be a backup, but moving Anderson to DT is still a viable option that I think the team should pursue, which would give Davis the chance to prove he can start.

by SG Standard on Feb 26, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions

Davis is ground we've covered

Boley fell off the earth this year and is clearly not in this team’s plan. I still think the guy has a ton of talent, but I think he’s the least likely of all our free agents to come back.

by Dave Choate on Feb 26, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions