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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks wasn't benched on Sunday. Rather, he benched himself.
http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/49er ... nts-111614
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks wasn't benched on Sunday. Rather, he benched himself.
hawknation2014":183zybdv said:San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks wasn't benched on Sunday. Rather, he benched himself.
http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/49er ... nts-111614
seahawkfreak":362o8d04 said:IMO could have been a huge story for the press,, especially with Smith coming back but it did not catch fire. Keeps with my beliefs that editors have some kind of wired symmetry with each other. My guess is Brooks does not have much spark for low informative fans .
Brooks said he had words with defensive line coach Jim Tomsula and apologized to him and his teammates but disputed reports that he benched himself.
"It was an emotional reaction during the game, and I reacted out of my character," Brooks said. "I did not quit on the team; I did not take myself out of the game. But words that were said by me obviously couldn't be taken back. So they just decided to just not put me back in the game."
HawkWow":36i5y6n3 said:This stuff is happening all too frequently these days. Players are spoiled beyond description and not smart enough to understand how small their window is / how fortunate they are. Harvin. Blount, Brooks and I'm sure there's several I'm missing / unaware of.
Action must be taken to protect both team and player. These guys didn't all make Harvin money. Punish them for their own betterment, if for no other reason.
I'm thinking of an old Lombardi story. The story goes Jim Ringo walked into Lombardi's office and said "coach, I'm the best center in the league and feel I deserve a raise...."
Lombardi interrupted and said.." hold that thought, there's something I need to do". A few minutes later Lombardi returned and asked Ringo to continue.
"Coach, I am the best center in the league and feel I've earned a raise".
Lombardi again interrupted and asked Ringo "so why are you telling me"?
Ringo of course said.. "because you're the coach and you make these decisions".
Lombardi said "Yes, but I'm not your coach. I just traded you to the Eagles".
Cold as ice, but Vince's point was "just be damn grateful you are a Green Bay Packer". These kids today need be reminded they should be damn grateful they play in the NFL (imo).
5_Golden_Rings":260babi5 said:Apparently he didn't pull himself. He basically cussed out the D-Line coach and got benched by him, if I'm understanding this correctly.
Still what a bitch. The best player plays. Brooks is no Aldon Smith, and Aaron Lynch has outplayed him this season. He better act like Alex Smith did in 2012 from here out or I suspect he's getting cut in the offseason.