Modest Proposal Ahmad Brooks

Joey King

Modest Proposal

Analysis of Argument

            Ahmad Brooks made a big time hit on Drew Brees in their game against the New Orleans Saints that was sure to make Ndamukong Suh look like a softie. Now of course Suh was once the King of cheap shots but after seeing Brooks pull out a full close line on Brees there might be a new captain in town. Watching Brees head nearly being dislodged from his body was almost as disturbing as Suh stomping on a ‘sensitive’ area of a packer’s player. Of course Brooks had an excuse saying “I got him in the neck a little bit, but it was really in the chest area, the collarbone’. Really? Looking back at the tape I'm not sure the league would fine him 16 grand for a shot to the chest. Going further he went on to say ‘ I didn’t hit him with my helmet. It was my arm’. Do we need anything else for an admission of guilt? Everyone knows that you didn’t make contact with your helmet, man. Your situation is much different than Brandon Meriweather just promise me you wont start tearing ACL’s because you failed to take off Brees’ head. Weather or not Ahmad made a clean play is up for debate but clearly his opinion will not change along with Roger Goodells lack of initiative to make these fines consistent in the league. The hit sure made for a great highlight and controversy but even though it brought Brooks publicity to the peak of his career it still lost his team the game and apparently most important to him, BIG money.