Aaron Brooks
Aaron Brooks
Aaron Lafette Brooksis a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth24 March 1976
crutch fine football looking remain sorry stay true win
As a football team, we're not looking for any handouts, ... We know it's going to be difficult, we know it's going to be hard. We're going to be fine and we're not going to use this as a crutch and say, 'Feel sorry for us and let us win this football game.' We're going to remain true to ourselves, stay as one as a football team.
accept given handle mature situation strong wear week
It could go on and on like this, we have to take this one week at a time. At some point, it is going to wear down on us. We've got to be strong enough and mature enough to handle this situation and accept the responsibilities given to us.
football games played
The two games we won, we played mistake-free football,
baton believe black everywhere hits hurricane rouge
Just about everywhere we go a hurricane hits. You just can't believe it. ... It's like a black cloud. We may not be able to play in Baton Rouge if it hits like that.
conversation everybody questioned
Actually Malik (Hairston) called the meeting. It started as a conversation, then it got kind of heated, so they called everybody over. We just questioned everybody's heart.
across best feelings good hang happening note played positive scattered season
I wouldn't say we're at end-of-season form, ... But we're pretty close. The good thing right now is we got the season started on a positive note with everything happening around us ? us relocating and evacuees scattered across the country. Emotionally, we were able to hang in there and not let our feelings get the best of us. We played smart.
across best feelings good hang happening note played positive scattered season
I wouldn't say we're at end-of-season form. But we're pretty close. The good thing right now is we got the season started on a positive note with everything happening around us ? us relocating and evacuees scattered across the country. Emotionally, we were able to hang in there and not let our feelings get the best of us. We played smart.
ahead expected expecting football guys job knowing roles team themselves understanding
The team camaraderie we built, guys knowing their roles and not expecting too much from themselves, has helped. Guys are not getting ahead of themselves and they're understanding what's expected of them at every position. It's made everybody's job easier. That's what's made us a better football team.
caught cause hype looking playing running smart taking
Sometimes we got caught up into the hype that we are a running team, and that would cause us to do a lot of stuff. Now we're looking at playing smart and taking what's available.
definitely fire match
I don't know what it was. We just definitely didn't match their intensity. They had a lot more fire than we did.
against forward great last looking opportunity ray reed year
Ray Lewis, Ed Reed you look at what they accomplished last year and it's a great opportunity for us. I'm just looking forward to going out there against those guys.
ball difference
That's the difference in every ball game. We didn't do that today.
coach
Coach is very frustrated. And he should be.
finally forward help hope hopefully next routine san settled
I hope not. We're going to come back strong. We have to look forward to the next game. ... Hopefully we'll finally be settled into our routine there in San Antonio. That will help out a lot.