RaidersAreOne Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggie. Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 He's only been with Philly for five seasons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Just now, biggie. said: He's only been with Philly for five seasons... 6 seasons under contract in Philly, 4 in Houston. Won a super bowl in Philly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 He had a bunch of injuries, right? He wasn't good in Houston, but really blossomed in Philly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Just now, ET80 said: He had a bunch of injuries, right? He wasn't good in Houston, but really blossomed in Philly. Yeah each of the last two seasons got derailed by injuries. He was an All-Pro caliber player when he played from 2016-2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mse326 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, ET80 said: He had a bunch of injuries, right? He wasn't good in Houston, but really blossomed in Philly. He was good for the last 2 years. That's why he got the big pay day and we haven't had a decent guard since 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ_Eaglesfan Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 It sucks that injuries ruined what could have been an incredible career. The guy was just a monster when he was on the field, but his body just wouldn't let him play for more than a few games a year. He deserves some time off. Thanks for everything Brandon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e16bball Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 I’ve always liked Brandon Brooks, despite him being such a good player for the Eagles. I have a lot of respect for the courage it took for him to speak openly about his need to step away for a bit to protect his mental health — he kinda did that before it was “cool” to do that, and I think he gave a lot of people the belief that they could make those kinds of choices too. I wish him the best in his retirement and I’m glad he’s made the choice to walk away with his mind and body as intact as possible. Related note, I will be similarly glad for some of his buddies. Jason Kelce, really getting up there in years, there must be something else fun for him to do. Lane Johnson, older than you’d think and it seems like he’s hurt a lot lately, I’d say probably the right time to spend more time with family. Devonta Smith, really what else is there to prove, don’t be a hero, Devonta! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) IMO he was the best guard in football in 2019. He was insane that year having come back from an Achilles in just 8 months as a heavier guard. Dude was the total package and elite when healthy, but these past two years he’s barely seen the field cause of injury and basically the whole presser he was saying his body had just been telling him it’s time. Eagles fans pretty much all saw this coming with Nick Sirianni getting asked by the Philly media like every week or other week about Brooks status cause he should’ve been nearing a return late in the year, but he would never give anything really on him. It just seemed like a weird situation and that something wasn’t right. With that said, Eagles even with Brooks retiring have pretty good depth at guard. We used a ton of guards this year with our two projected starters before the season barely playing. Edited January 26, 2022 by TheRealMcCoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 12 minutes ago, e16bball said: I’ve always liked Brandon Brooks, despite him being such a good player for the Eagles. I have a lot of respect for the courage it took for him to speak openly about his need to step away for a bit to protect his mental health — he kinda did that before it was “cool” to do that, and I think he gave a lot of people the belief that they could make those kinds of choices too. I wish him the best in his retirement and I’m glad he’s made the choice to walk away with his mind and body as intact as possible. Related note, I will be similarly glad for some of his buddies. Jason Kelce, really getting up there in years, there must be something else fun for him to do. Lane Johnson, older than you’d think and it seems like he’s hurt a lot lately, I’d say probably the right time to spend more time with family. Devonta Smith, really what else is there to prove, don’t be a hero, Devonta! Brandon and Jason are both amazing humans. The Philly reporters gave him a lot of flowers for speaking publicly back then about his struggles with anxiety. He also went into detail about how when Lane Johnson walked away this season because of depression and went home to Oklahoma that when they brought him back to Philly how he just came over to Lane’s place and sat there with him to make sure he’s alright and how they didn’t really talk about ball and just contemplated life and talked about life and the ups and downs. I’m pretty sure his mind is still in tact if he’s apply to one of the most prestigious business schools though. Connor Barwin is attending Penn right now actually, so he would be following in his footsteps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezla Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Wish him all the best, he had some monster blocks for us on our way to a franchise first SB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts4313 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Great player. With him, and possibly Kelce, gone from the OL the Eagles are going to have their work cut out attempting to keep that OL at the level they are used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Matts4313 said: Great player. With him, and possibly Kelce, gone from the OL the Eagles are going to have their work cut out attempting to keep that OL at the level they are used to. I think they'll be better off than you expect. Jeff Stoutland is arguably the best offensive Line coach in the league. He did wonders with Landon Dickerson and Jordan Mailata over the past year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 7 hours ago, biggie. said: He's only been with Philly for five seasons... I mean he’s a lifer compared to the Philly all-time great Frank Gore. Just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyX Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Brooks was a fantastic guard but he could not stay on the field. Thanks for 2017 and best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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