Yahoo Sports NFL on Chris Brooks
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PFF graded Brooks as the fourth-best running back league-wide in pass protection. To make this short and simple: He's a really good blocking back. I'd expect that the Packers will want to lean into Brooks' blocking ability, especially on obvious passing downs, against Flores' aggressive scheme.
STACKED’s take
Brooks' elite pass-blocking (4th-best RB by PFF) could be difference-maker vs. Flores' blitz scheme.
Brooks is expected to play a key role in the Packers' Week 1 matchup against Minnesota despite being part of a running back-by-committee approach; the source emphasizes his blocking ability as the primary value, noting he was graded as the fourth-best running back league-wide in pass protection by PFF last year. Against Brian Flores' blitz-heavy defensive scheme, the source expects the Packers to lean into Brooks' blocking ability on obvious passing downs, particularly given three of Green Bay's starting offensive linemen are on the injury report. The source cites a specific example from Week 1 last year where Brooks picked up a blitzing linebacker, passed him off, and took on a defensive tackle on a stunt to allow Jordan Love to make a big throw.
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