Said this a million times and I'll say it again. Brooks excels when he plays with an experienced 5/8 and a strong forward pack. Most halfbacks play well when they have these two things, but Brooks goes to another level which is why he was so ridiculously over-hyped.
Look at 2014, he had Anasta as his halves partner which took enormous pressure off him and we had the strongest forward pack we have had in years (Taupau was on the bench...).
Since then, Brooks has had neither of these things. No go forward to work off, no experienced halves partner. Moses and Brooks were the worst combination and I think this is one of the reasons Moses wanted out.
I'm reserving judgement of Brooks until mid-season. I have faith he can finally shut the critics up and be a solid first grade half back.