Lol, you certainly proved me wrong with that list, hahaha. That's horrific.
I disagree in regards to the Croft & Brooks comparison, Croft showed glimpses of promise at the Storm, but realistically, you'd struggle to find more than 3 or 4 high quality games that he's put together in his entire career. Brooks on the other hand has very good games quite regularly, and has proven over several month long stretches that he can be a great half.
The way he ended the 2019 season is a prime example of what he can do, over the final 7 weeks of the 2019 season he accumulated 2 tries, 2 linebreaks, 11 try assists, 8 linebreak assists & 5 forced dropouts. Since then, he's been moved around positionally, had games off the bench, had a rotating group of players inside and outside him, several different halves partners, coaching turmoil, etc.
I don't see it as taking somebody else's discard and trying to get value out of it, I see it as an opportunity to buy someone for a cut-cost price, who has shown as recently as 18 months ago that he can be a one of the most damaging halves in the game when in the right situation. Are the 2022 Broncos the right situation to get the best out of him? Perhaps, perhaps not. For the right price, I'd certainly be willing to find out.