DoMePaTrolleR
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This should be done in a depth chart format! Lol I'm lazy and don't wanna do it myself.. Any takers!?
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He was a beast with a short career due to knee injuries...I was alive but not old enough to remember watching. He had a very high rushing average.I wasn't alive when Hokie played, was he a great player?
ThisNo Jabari Greer?
Tyrone Hughes over the Beerman?
This would be one scary team. I would put our best Saints up against just about any team. Being able to add players to that dome patrol defense and the Payton era offense is scary. Those offenses and defenses alone are up for greatest of all time without being able to path up some weak spots.
In a vacuum Brooks has better numbers than Hebert and did add an impact with his rushing. However, if you compare seasons where they were a starter for a full season (or at least almost full), this is how they ranked in Pass Rating:
Hebert
87 - 13
88 - 11
89 - 7
92 - 9
Brooks
01 - 19
02 - 19
03 - 7
04 - 19
Brooks certainly has a big edge in yards, but the Hebert teams didn't play for that as well as the game changing/different rules.
That said, I put them about equal. Brooks had better weapons around him on offense but never had the benefit of a great defense.
Which is to the point I want to make. Bobby is a winner. He was extremely accurate and made a career of hitting Eric Martin on the third down slants. Brooks was a disaster the last couple of years. He was the Jordan Jefferson of Saints history. It's not about stats as much as it is
success. Bobby had wayyy more success.
Atkins played 3 seasons,not 1-1/2. It wasn't a farewell tour where an aging athlete was still playing on reputation. The three seasons he played in N.O. He
was still one of the leagues most feared pass rushers. During his 2nd season as a saint,he had 12 sacks in 7 games at the age of 38. He broke
his leg in game 8 and finished the season on IR.
John Facenda, the original voice of NFL films said this about Atkins." The Saints took Atkins in the expansion draft hoping to squeeze one more year
out of his tired legs. Instead of one good year,they got three great ones. On his last play,Atkins sacked the Qb"
and probably Lorenzo Neal over Hokie - I love Hokie, but Neal was a way better FB
Only one I don't recall is Jake Kupp. Can any of you help me out with that one?