08-09-2016, 08:34 AM
(08-08-2016, 06:49 PM)fredtoast Wrote: James Brooks, not Corey Dillon, hold the Bengals single season record for yards from scrimmage with 1773 in 1986 (1086 rushing, 686 rec). Brooks lead the league in yards per carry that year (5.3) and averaged 12.7 per reception which is great for a RB.
Brooks was also ridiculous good at blocking for a guy who weighed a buck ninety.
He is one of my all-time favorite Bengals.
One of my favorite things about James Brooks was when he would be taking a swing pass or a sweep to the outside, and a safety would have a bead on him, instead of running out of bounds and just taking a three yard gain, he would lower his head and blast the defender in the chest. He might only gain a yard doing this, but he dealt out punishment for a guy (as you said) that weighed just 190 (if that).