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
atmosphere boiling dome emotions seen tension
I've never seen anything like that. I think it was just the emotion, tension and atmosphere of the dome boiling over.
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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.
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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.
came city excited knocked last mountain schedule since team year
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.
hard sick watch
It's going to be hard to watch (the playoffs). It makes me sick to my stomach.
ending job knowing respect tough
You've got to respect that decision, ... It would have been tough to come in here and give it everything, knowing your job was ending at the end of the year.
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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.
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I feel great about it so far. We're growing as a unit, progressing every week. When you have new faces and new guys playing in there beside you, it takes training camp and preseason games for you to gel.
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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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They pretty much did anything they wanted to with us. They threw the kitchen sink at us.
number poll whoever
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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We need to get our best football players on the field. I have complete confidence they're going to make the best decision for the football team.
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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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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.