case in point, witten becoming vocal this past game; when is the last time you heard about witten being a vocal member on this team? I hope what brookings has is contagious they are going to need it with this coaching staff.

A veteran who’s all heart. Guy fits in perfectly with the scheme, makes plays, and gets the same point across as a Ray Lewis-type, without all the rah-rah BS. You can tell the guy’s 100% genuine(I still think Ray Lewis is 50% BS for the cameras) and absolutely loves the game. HUGE addition to the defense. I liked Zach Thomas, but it’s clear he wasn’t who we needed. Brooking had no qualms coming in and assuming a leadership role. He actually seems to relish it.

I really wish we had the guy all along. It’s a shame he’s only going to be around for a couple of years. It’s almost a tease. Hopefully he rubs off on somebody who’s going to be around for a while.

You could see Brooking running up and down the sideline.
He was into every play of the game, being the first to hype up any offensive player making plays coming off the field.
And he has been in big D for less than a year!
Love to see that kind of emotion out there…..great off season pick-up.

The dude is a former 1st rd draft pick and pro bowler with plenty left in the tank. He was obviously playing out of position in a 4-3 outside in Atlanta, but it’s obvious he is a true inside 3-4 LB and his play and leadership has been top notch.

Great signing by the team. Grizz should be proud of his former Yellow Jacket.

Agree James is not as good as he thinks he is, but he’s servicable. Our big LB need will be a replacement for Barbie Carp, hopefully that player is already on the roster with one of these many LB’s we’ve drafted over the last couple of years. I’m as excited as anyone about Brookings, but he’s a 2 year fix, if that much.

Safety, OLine and WR are the priorities in next year’s draft, but something tells me the latter 2 positions will come out of FA. We have about $20MM in dead money coming off the payroll next year. And I don’t like the failure rate of high WR draft picks.

Maybe during the bye Butler moves up?

and since our coaching staff has none, we need players to bring it. I was at the game behind our bench and there were only a few players I saw consistently showing emotion; namely Brooking and Witten. Choice and Barber would be the next most emotionally charged followed by Ratliff (though Rat was typically too exhausted on the sideline to do much barking).
It was disheartening to see how business-like most of the team was. Before the game got going, the Chiefs were all standing in anticipation. The Cowboys were filling the benches with little excitement or anticipation of the opportunity to compete and perform. I can appreciate business-like when I can see the focus in your eyes (Mike Singletary), but it seemed to be more lax that we need or want.