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British Brooks

AggiebyMarriage said:
Have you looked at this guy? I have, and I won't lie, I am getting an "Arian Foster" vibe from watching his tape. I am not saying the Texans have struck gold here, but you should keep an eye on him in training camp.
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I tried to reply to your recent thread on British Brooks. However when I posted, it said it could not find your thread. I suppose a moderator decided it was a duplicate. Usually when something like this happens it seems to redirect me to a different thread such as this one.
 
badboy said:
I tried to reply to your recent thread on British Brooks. However when I posted, it said it could not find your thread. I suppose a moderator decided it was a duplicate. Usually when something like this happens it seems to redirect me to a different thread such as this one.
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I apologize. I had no idea who British Brooks was & moved the thread before doing due diligence.
 
AggiebyMarriage said:
Does this guy give you Adrian Foster vibes with his size and the way he he runs? He does me.
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What I tried to post earlier:
No, he does not remind me of Foster and barely reminds me of Damien Pierce and only in his physical traits.
British Brooks was in college for 6 years and was not even a teardrop on the team's face with 154 touches. This is a question mark for me on Nick Caserio as I cannot imagine why he signed this guy. If we are going to take snaps away from the players who might make the team, then Brooks should be a possibility of at least making the practice squad. I'm thinking that maybe Nick just felt sorry for the guy and wanted to give him an insurance policy.
 
I remember him .... the names British and Bronx are cool. I remember thinking he was one I would like to have on my team. Then, I never heard him again .... nothing like a miniature fullback with good feet and hands .... especially in this offense !
 
badboy said:
What I tried to post earlier:
No, he does not remind me of Foster and barely reminds me of Damien Pierce and only in his physical traits.
British Brooks was in college for 6 years and was not even a teardrop on the team's face with 154 touches. This is a question mark for me on Nick Caserio as I cannot imagine why he signed this guy. If we are going to take snaps away from the players who might make the team, then Brooks should be a possibility of at least making the practice squad. I'm thinking that maybe Nick just felt sorry for the guy and wanted to give him an insurance policy.
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He’s not a RB, he’s a ST ace like Dare Ogunbowale. ST captain at NC. Frank Ross target.
 
badboy said:
I get that but if we are going to fill Frank Ross special teams roster, why do we not do it with players that can help at another position?
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Well, there you have a real team-building philosophical conundrum don’t you?

Do you fill the back end of your roster with STs aces? Or do you fill your STs with the best of what’s competing for O/D positions?

I tend to think Kubiak and O’Brien both filled out their STs with the best of what was competing for the final positions on the O or D roster. So far, Ryans seems to have filled the back end of his roster with a few players who are great on STs and trying to coach them up in case they are needed on O or D.
 
welsh texan said:
Well, there you have a real team-building philosophical conundrum don’t you?

Do you fill the back end of your roster with STs aces? Or do you fill your STs with the best of what’s competing for O/D positions?

I tend to think Kubiak and O’Brien both filled out their STs with the best of what was competing for the final positions on the O or D roster. So far, Ryans seems to have filled the back end of his roster with a few players who are great on STs and trying to coach them up in case they are needed on O or D.
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I don't remember anything interesting about Brooks on ST?
 
badboy said:
What I tried to post earlier:
No, he does not remind me of Foster and barely reminds me of Damien Pierce and only in his physical traits.
British Brooks was in college for 6 years and was not even a teardrop on the team's face with 154 touches. This is a question mark for me on Nick Caserio as I cannot imagine why he signed this guy. If we are going to take snaps away from the players who might make the team, then Brooks should be a possibility of at least making the practice squad. I'm thinking that maybe Nick just felt sorry for the guy and wanted to give him an insurance policy.
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Have you read what Cody Stouds has written about Brooks in his Houston Football column? Cody is at every Texans practice, and he is saying that Brooks is one of the stand outs among the running backs. Between his size and how he explodes thru the holes, he is hard to ignore. Brooks's ability to make one cut and go, fit this offense quite well.
 
badboy said:
What I tried to post earlier:
No, he does not remind me of Foster and barely reminds me of Damien Pierce and only in his physical traits.
British Brooks was in college for 6 years and was not even a teardrop on the team's face with 154 touches. This is a question mark for me on Nick Caserio as I cannot imagine why he signed this guy. If we are going to take snaps away from the players who might make the team, then Brooks should be a possibility of at least making the practice squad. I'm thinking that maybe Nick just felt sorry for the guy and wanted to give him an insurance policy.
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In theory Arian didn't impress much in college either or he wouldn't have gone undrafted. He only impressed once he got to the NFL. British does have the style of a zone-runner, but in reality we won't know until he gets touches in the preseason games. I'm not predicting he'll make the roster, but I still think he's an unknown until we see him on the field during game time.

In terms of 'question mark' on Caserio, I'd put that back in the bag. Criticizing a GM for an undrafted player seems very menial.
 
TheRealJoker said:
Brooks is an easy guy to root for… Walk on at UNC. 2x special teams captain. Was in line to start at UNC in 2022 but tore acl before opener. Mack Brown made him a student coach for the season.

Did not start this season on account of Hampton the sophomore running wild for 1500 yards. But Brooks is a total Frank Ross ST pick. We shall see if he can carve a role out for himself in the league.
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^^^

What I posted about Brooks when he was signed in the CFB/Draft forum.
 
cland said:
In theory Arian didn't impress much in college either or he wouldn't have gone undrafted. He only impressed once he got to the NFL. British does have the style of a zone-runner, but in reality we won't know until he gets touches in the preseason games. I'm not predicting he'll make the roster, but I still think he's an unknown until we see him on the field during game time.

In terms of 'question mark' on Caserio, I'd put that back in the bag. Criticizing a GM for an undrafted player seems very menial.
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Some are just looking for reasons to criticize Caserio.
 
cland said:
In theory Arian didn't impress much in college either or he wouldn't have gone undrafted. He only impressed once he got to the NFL. British does have the style of a zone-runner, but in reality we won't know until he gets touches in the preseason games. I'm not predicting he'll make the roster, but I still think he's an unknown until we see him on the field during game time.

In terms of 'question mark' on Caserio, I'd put that back in the bag. Criticizing a GM for an undrafted player seems very menial.
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Just to remind everyone, Arian spent most of his rookie year on the practice squad. It was not until the very end of the 2009 season that he got to carry the ball in some regular season games and impressed. It was the 2010 season that he first blew up the NFL. He was not expected to make an impact.

We will see how this turns out, but I think there is something there
 
AggiebyMarriage said:
Just to remind everyone, Arian spent most of his rookie year on the practice squad. It was not until the very end of the 2009 season that he got to carry the ball in some regular season games and impressed. It was the 2010 season that he first blew up the NFL. He was not expected to make an impact.

We will see how this turns out, but I think there is something there
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Also, when he was brought up from the PS, he only played special teams for the first 2-3 games. Then he got a little PT in garbage time against the Seahawks but wasn't great. Then in the next game, he fumbled the ball and got benched again for the rest of that game.

Then it was the final two games of the season when he was getting over 5 yards a carry and averaging over 100 yards a game.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

Sometimes, guys have to be developed.
 
thunderkyss said:
I hope I see a lot of British Brooks Thursday night.
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I think him, Jordan and JJ Taylor will really benefit from the extra preseason game. I don’t see Mixon getting much preseason playing time (if any depending on his injury). Pierce might get a little run and the team basically knows what it has in Ogunbowale. Akers might get some carries just to show he’s recovered from his second achilles.

But the young backs will get a lot of opportunities to prove the team should keep a 4th RB on the active roster.
 
Shoot with a name like British Brooks, I'd sign the guy during the off-season too to just see if he's any good or not. No harm no foul in doing so.

Ravens have always had a great ST unit. Harbaugh has always kept a few ST aces around that would be developed into decent emergency role players if ever needed. I think that's the best way to go because realistically how often will you need a WR 6 or RB4 and how far apart is the talent gap between the ST ace and a guy who has limited potential to become something decent on the team beyond ST?
 
badboy said:
What I tried to post earlier:
No, he does not remind me of Foster and barely reminds me of Damien Pierce and only in his physical traits.
British Brooks was in college for 6 years and was not even a teardrop on the team's face with 154 touches. This is a question mark for me on Nick Caserio as I cannot imagine why he signed this guy. If we are going to take snaps away from the players who might make the team, then Brooks should be a possibility of at least making the practice squad. I'm thinking that maybe Nick just felt sorry for the guy and wanted to give him an insurance policy.
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Dude…really?
 
cland said:
In theory Arian didn't impress much in college either or he wouldn't have gone undrafted. He only impressed once he got to the NFL. British does have the style of a zone-runner, but in reality we won't know until he gets touches in the preseason games. I'm not predicting he'll make the roster, but I still think he's an unknown until we see him on the field during game time.

In terms of 'question mark' on Caserio, I'd put that back in the bag. Criticizing a GM for an undrafted player seems very menial.
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You and the others liking your post should research Foster's college career. His junior year he had 1200 yards at a five yards per carry average. He was convinced to return for his senior year by coaching which was not a smart thing to do. Playing under his third positional coach and offensive coordinator at college, the offense was changed from the year before to benefit the styles of other running backs rather than Foster. He finished his college career with statistics second only to Travis Henry. Remind me of the British Bulldog Brooks stats?

Foster's disputed knee and hip injuries his senior year combined with two fumbles in the bowl game versus Penn State impacted his draft status. You have been on the board when Fosters mom posted here giving us another insight into Foster's college experience and signing as an undrafted free agent.

Only Brooks' future is unknown. His past is very well known and...
Shows little to encourage me.
If he is on the final roster I will stand up and cheer.
 
badboy said:
You and the others liking your post should research Foster's college career. His junior year he had 1200 yards at a five yards per carry average. He was convinced to return for his senior year by coaching which was not a smart thing to do. Playing under his third positional coach and offensive coordinator at college, the offense was changed from the year before to benefit the styles of other running backs rather than Foster. He finished his college career with statistics second only to Travis Henry. Remind me of the British Bulldog Brooks stats?

Foster's disputed knee and hip injuries his senior year combined with two fumbles in the bowl game versus Penn State impacted his draft status. You have been on the board when Fosters mom posted here giving us another insight into Foster's college experience and signing as an undrafted free agent.

Only Brooks' future is unknown. His past is very well known and...
Shows little to encourage me.
If he is on the final roster I will stand up and cheer.
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Thank you for this. As someone who grew up not 25 minutes from UT and having watched them every Saturday, I was going to post something similar but figured I'd bite my tongue instead.
 
AggiebyMarriage said:
Just to remind everyone, Arian spent most of his rookie year on the practice squad. It was not until the very end of the 2009 season that he got to carry the ball in some regular season games and impressed. It was the 2010 season that he first blew up the NFL. He was not expected to make an impact.

We will see how this turns out, but I think there is something there
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To clarify, Foster did not appear at the combine due to a hamstring injury which impacted him in 2009 after he agreed to sign with the Texans who were not the only team interested.
His injury kept him from field until November 23rd against Tennessee. His first start was against New England at the beginning of 2010 and he rushed for over 100 yards and two scores.
Rookie season, after healing and getting past the University of Tennessee saying he was difficult to coach, Foster had 3 TDs and 8 catches for 93 yards in only 6 games of which he started only one.
 
The Pencil Neck said:
Also, when he was brought up from the PS, he only played special teams for the first 2-3 games. Then he got a little PT in garbage time against the Seahawks but wasn't great. Then in the next game, he fumbled the ball and got benched again for the rest of that game.

Then it was the final two games of the season when he was getting over 5 yards a carry and averaging over 100 yards a game.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

Sometimes, guys have to be developed.
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Remember that Foster had to carry the football with him everywhere he went after being benched that game?
 
badboy said:
What I tried to post earlier:
No, he does not remind me of Foster and barely reminds me of Damien Pierce and only in his physical traits.
British Brooks was in college for 6 years and was not even a teardrop on the team's face with 154 touches. This is a question mark for me on Nick Caserio as I cannot imagine why he signed this guy. If we are going to take snaps away from the players who might make the team, then Brooks should be a possibility of at least making the practice squad. I'm thinking that maybe Nick just felt sorry for the guy and wanted to give him an insurance policy.
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Agree. I don't see Foster in the way he runs at all. I don't see the vision or that ability to plant and quickly burst to an opening.

I watched some of his film and I wasn't very impressed. I don't think he makes the team, but we will see I guess....
 
Idkn or heard of Brooks then again there are plenty idnk's. Hope and wish the best for Brooks and Texans. Hey ya neva kno about diamonds in the rough. It does occasionally happen in pro sports. Give it a shot and chance to a talented athlete that will savor upon more experience.
 
He isn’t making the final 53 but decent shot at the PS…and could eventually break through. But to criticize the GM over signing a UDFA that could have some upside as a core ST guy is beyond petty. What’s next, he left a pee stain on the toilet seat, or didn’t press his vest?
 
cland said:
Hmm... Someone looked pretty impressive out there don't ya think badboy? :runaway:


(My bet is that he'll be signed to PS, but it was nice to see he had some power and cutting ability.)
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Yes, as an end of the bench player, he did quite well against a very bad team's end of the bench players. Unfortunately, we won't get much new information in the final preseason game. Look, I want to be wrong about Brooks especially the way the rest of the running back Department is failing.
The best things that Brooks has going for him, is his competition. That alone may help him make the team. He probably will not care about that but I would.
 
badboy said:
What were Brooks stats before today?
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Before the Giants game he had 3 carries for 1 yard.

I don’t think he makes the cut and maybe the Texans can stash him on the practice squad, but right now my RB depth chart would be;

1- Mixon
2 - Akers
3 - Taylor
4 - Jordan

After that, who knows?
If I’m Caserio I’m definitely trying to find a trade partner for Pierce. But if I can’t I’m not using a roster spot on him. I would have him gonzo. I just don’t see any value there.
 
Speedy said:
Before the Giants game he had 3 carries for 1 yard.

I don’t think he makes the cut and maybe the Texans can stash him on the practice squad, but right now my RB depth chart would be;

1- Mixon
2 - Akers
3 - Taylor
4 - Jordan

After that, who knows?
If I’m Caserio I’m definitely trying to find a trade partner for Pierce. But if I can’t I’m not using a roster spot on him. I would have him gonzo. I just don’t see any value there.
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No Dare eh? I think they like his special teams and accept his limitations as a runner
 
Rich Schmidt said:
No Dare eh? I think they like his special teams and accept his limitations as a runner
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pretty sure that Dare has secured roster spot due to his play on ST's and the fact that he is our emergency back up kicker.

I would have it as:
Mixon
Akers
taylor or jordan (they seem to be the same player w/ the same talent)
dare
and try to stash who ever you can on the PS....taylor/jordan and brooks
 
sprtsfanatic said:
pretty sure that Dare has secured roster spot due to his play on ST's and the fact that he is our emergency back up kicker.

I would have it as:
Mixon
Akers
taylor or jordan (they seem to be the same player w/ the same talent)
dare
and try to stash who ever you can on the PS....taylor/jordan and brooks
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Eh... I think we've got a deep/talented enough roster that we can replace Dare/Pierce on STs.

Mixon
Akers
Jordan
Taylor
Brooks

I don't see Taylor & Jordan the same at all. Taylor is built like a tank; short & stout. Jordan is built similar to Mixon & Akers, Taylor more like Brooks & Pierce.

I've seen Jordan, Akers, & Mixon catching out of the back field & I hope that's going to be a staple in our offense.
 
thunderkyss said:
Eh... I think we've got a deep/talented enough roster that we can replace Dare/Pierce on STs.

Mixon
Akers
Jordan
Taylor
Brooks

I don't see Taylor & Jordan the same at all. Taylor is built like a tank; short & stout. Jordan is built similar to Mixon & Akers, Taylor more like Brooks & Pierce.

I've seen Jordan, Akers, & Mixon catching out of the back field & I hope that's going to be a staple in our offense.
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I haven't seen enough of Brooks to make an evaluation, but I like what little I have seen. I would be inclined to use Brooks as a FB/RB hybrid, eliminating the FB only role which would allow for an extra RB. I don't know if he plays on ST now, but he was a ST captain 2 years at UNC. This would allow him to replace Beck, Hairston and Dare O.
Mixon
Akers
Jordan or Taylor (other to the PS)
Brooks
 
Toro Bravo said:
I haven't seen enough of Brooks to make an evaluation, but I like what little I have seen. I would be inclined to use Brooks as a FB/RB hybrid, eliminating the FB only role which would allow for an extra RB. I don't know if he plays on ST now, but he was a ST captain 2 years at UNC. This would allow him to replace Beck, Hairston and Dare O.
Mixon
Akers
Jordan or Taylor (other to the PS)
Brooks
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If they're going to play FB they need to be able to catch. I haven't seen them even throw a ball to Brooks.
 
Toro Bravo said:
I haven't seen enough of Brooks to make an evaluation, but I like what little I have seen. I would be inclined to use Brooks as a FB/RB hybrid, eliminating the FB only role which would allow for an extra RB. I don't know if he plays on ST now, but he was a ST captain 2 years at UNC. This would allow him to replace Beck, Hairston and Dare O.
Mixon
Akers
Jordan or Taylor (other to the PS)
Brooks
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who would be your emergency kicker if Kaimi gets hurt again? I would be all for Brooks at FB and replace Beck...i dont like him in that position AT ALL...but then that would leave Brevin Jordan out as a hybrid fb/h back since he's not a true TE...
If Brooks plays ST's then thats great...then I would agree with your list
 
Rich Schmidt said:
No Dare eh? I think they like his special teams and accept his limitations as a runner
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Dare is making the team.

The simple fact is the #3 and #4 RB aren't really RBs and are special teamers. No one blocks or tackles as well as Dare does in this RB room.

Plus he has the added "kicker" thing going for him. I've actually been surprised we haven't seen Dare take a kickoff or two to test him out so we can try and limit Fairbairn from having to make tackles.
 
Sweech said:
Kick offs are the easy part. It's who is kicking field goals which probably won't be Townsend as he's the holder.
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You're not going to carry Dare simply to have an emergency kicker. They only let Dare try a very short FG and didn't even trust him enough to try extra points
 
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