Jeff George to the rescue?
Posted on September 11th, 2008 – 12:54 PMBy Michael Rand
Talented writer Jason Whitlock’s love affair with Jeff George reaches new heights in this Kansas City Star piece. The upshot: The Patriots should sign the out-of-work, 40-year-old George if they have any hope of saving their season. Even Whitlock seems to know everything about it seems wrong. In case you are confused, it is written in “open letter” style, to Bill Belichick:
You need Jeff George.
Don’t laugh. Pick the newspaper back up. Keep reading. You didn’t listen to me last week, and what happened?
You need Jeff George. Yes, that Jeff George, the No. 1 pick in the 1990 draft, the guy who tongue-lashed June Jones in Atlanta, had one great season in Oakland and Minnesota before falling victim to Marty Schottenheimer’s wrath in Washington.
Yes, I know Jeff George hasn’t thrown a pass in an actual NFL game since 2001 and hasn’t been on a roster since Lovie Smith and the Bears let him go at the end of the 2005 season.
You do realize that Todd Collins went six years without starting an NFL game before leading Washington to three victories last season? You realize Todd Collins was never as good as Jeff George?
You realize even at age 40 and having lived in football exile for three years, Jeff George still has one of the five best arms in the game? Oh, he can still wing it with the best of them. He’s in great shape. He’s ready to go right now.
Bill, I’m not crazy. Yes, I’m in the tank for Jeff George. We grew up together on the east side of Indianapolis, and we take loyalty very, very seriously.
He’s not perfect. He mishandled his career and talent. But the dude is 40 now and still wants to play. He can get the ball to Randy Moss and stretch a defense.
Crazy like a fox, or just plain crazy? You decide.
[Star Tribune file photo from NEARLY 9 YEARS AGO].
98 Responses to "Jeff George to the rescue?"
could he be much worse than what weve seen lately from our own team? In a league where Kyle Orton and Tarvaris Jackson are starters, Jeff George coming back is not as crazy as at first glance. That being said: CUCKOO!!!!!
Crazy like a fox, albeit a fox that is schizophrenic and suicidal.
I don’t have a clue what fine motor skills a qb would lose over time (those skills that determine more or less where the ball will go when thrown), but gross motor skills, it seems to me, if lost, might be recovered.
But that’s not the resume George brought to the table. It was his inyaface toughness. He played like a maniac out there and if Jackson had half George’s toughness, he might be a decent qb. I’d like to see George play again, since the league needs more bulldogs like him.
Thanks P3. FOR NOTHING!
Weird. Jeff George started for the Bears. Then again…who hasn’t?
Joker
He didn’t actually start for the Bears he was just on the team. I will not take these blatant lies about how bad the Bears QB’s have been. I mean over the last 20 years they started the likes of…. of….I hate you Joker.*
*I don’t infact hate Joker, especially when the Bears are a game up on the Vikes and leading the NFC North.
Whitlock usually saves his Bring Back Jeff column for midseason. Desperate times, etc.
Isn’t there a Twins day game? No interoffice shenanigans? My duck tape and 9 iron were ready.
You realize even at age 40 and having lived in football exile for three years, Jeff George still has one of the five best arms in the game?
Really? What is this ranking based on? The “I saw him throw a football over them mountains” test?
“He didn’t actually start for the Bears he was just on the team.”
That statement pretty much sums up this argument. If you can’t be a starting QB is Chicago, you don’t deserve to be in the league. See: Kordell Stewart, Mike Tomzak, Jim Harbaugh, Rex Grossman, Shane Matthews, etc, etc, etc…. (Make sure to look at the notes section)
Joker, point is a) the Bears back then are not the Pats right now i.e. the Pats still have an excellent team, obviously, even without Brady and …b) though Favre is a Hall of Famer and George, agreed, never will be, they do share one thing in common as I mentioned above when talking about George.
That is, they both play the game like linebackers, playing the game like bar bouncers not candy asses like Jackson. And for one season, the Pats might possibly limp through to the playoffs again with all the same offensive weapons at their disposal.
Granted, you are right. George is George but trying to compare him to his time in Chicago is fruitless since the teams have changed and so has the times..
I’d take him back on the Vikes again. I hope he does come back. Jeff George is the MAN!
“the Bears back then are not the Pats right now”
True, the the Bears right now are the Bears back then. Absolute crap.
I would take Tom Brady in a full leg cast over Jeff George (and Tarvaris).
You’re dead to me! Don’t call, don’t email, don’t text. I never want to see you again.
/drives away crying*
*This isn’t the first time this has been said to our ladies man, Joker.
Joker, can U read ?…I wrote “the Bears back then are not the Pats right now”
…not the Bears right now are the Bears back then (weird equation you made there man)….I’m talking about the quality of the different teams as in the Pats right now > Bears back then …not simply the names of the teams…Jees…put down the beer, man
Ummm…he doesn’t need to read–he quoted you.
P3: I think you missed Joker’s point. He was using your equation to take another shot at the Bears in his ongoing “feud” with jama.
Dave I like the way you are thinking. A RandBall family feud is a great idea. I call not being on P3’s team though.
I call not being on P3’s team though.
Survey Says!
*ding* Yellow cursor scrolls across to read “Not on P3s team”……”99″
99 out of 100 RandBall readers said the same thing when asked on whose team they’d want to be in a RandBall Family Feud
Is the Twins game on TV today? Why can they not score more than 2 runs off Scrooge McDuckworth?
…And the Twins are going to extra frames.
Not a good sign after the last few weeks. I was hoping they’d get through this one with just Liriano and Nathan
But now we have the distinct possibility of a Crainwreck
I do not like the fact that Guerrier is pitching the 10th. I see a gopher ball in the near future.
“Crainwreck” is a terrible thing, but an awesome word. Very nice.
I know I’ll regret this but I sure wish they would let Mijares pitch a little bit. If you aren’t going to use him with a 6 run lead in the 9th inning when are you going to use him?
One other good thing about the new ballpark: I can hope for a sudden rainstorm every time Guerrier pitches.
P3
Had you noticed I quoted you and put “true” you would not had to put not only your foot, but all of your leg and half your torso in your mounth/computer screen/keyboard.
And to answer your question, yes, I can infact read. Obviously you need me to teach you to.
Guerrier is falling apart. Who would have guessed it?
Is it,”I like Jesse’s girl” time. Dave’s monitor may soon be getting thrown out the window.
Now look what you did Dave. Crain is coming in.
I’m psychic! That will be $15.
Damn it all!
Like we’re going to score a run when we need to…
Attaway, Gardy. I know Guerrier, Reyes, and Crain haven’t been effective in months, but why NOT bring them on in a tie ballgame? It’s not like you have five other options, none of whom can possibly be worse than these three clowns.
At least the top of the order is up. Although Casilla and Mauer have been pretty bad today.
If Crain gets a double play ball, we all have to vote in the opposite way that we would this November…
More Mijares! Or at least a little.
Dave - who’s the opposite of a write-in vote for George Wendt?
I don’t think there is a teenage white girl with normal ears who can’t speak running for office.
But I think there’s a pig that wears lipstick!
Whew…I’ve never been so happy to see a fly out…
who’s the opposite of a write-in vote for George Wendt?
Duh, it’s John Ratzenberger
I would take Jeff George over Jackson.
I would take Joe Capp over Jackson, and he’s dead.
Also, fyi, Childress is a dumbass.
I wouldn’t say Norm and Cliff are opposites. Maybe Shelley Long? Is she still alive?
I would take Jeff George over Jackson.
I would take Joe Capp over Jackson, and he’s dead.
Also, fyi, Childress is a dumbass.
I give you the “1″ out of “100″ who would be on P3’s RandBall Family Feud team
The opposite of Wendt has to be Kirk Cameron.
Welp, two outs left. Which one gets a double, only to be stranded at second?
I’ll go with Mauer walks followed by a Morneau groundout to second.
Alexi better take the bat off his shoulder
Dear Mr. RandBall,
Thank you for taking the time to talk with us today. I called the number you gave me, but some other woman answered so I just giggled and hung up.
I would still love to go “bowling” with you tonight. Don’t forget the Mike’s Hard Lemonade! Oh, and my younger brother needs his Puma jacket back…
Anyway, as you told us, “blog on!”
xoxo,
Yale4Life
jama: you’re looking more and more like a psychic. I don’t think Soria’s going to walk anyone though
Dave why don’t you just call me at work that way I don’t have to type!?
Well I just read the best COW entry in the last month congrats Yale you made me laugh out loud at work. Thanks
1.5 games back, I’m sure glad Mijares didn’t pitch in the 10th inning.
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Ah, so that’s what slamming my forehead on the keyboard looks like.
Jama says: Well I just read the best COW entry in the last month congrats Yale you made me laugh out loud at work.
Ten bucks says Yale4Life is jama.
Jon
You know better. There isn’t any mispelled words in that post. Plus I’m not nearly smart enough to think of that. I’m guessing Clarence.
Wasn’t me.
Well, Yale4Life didn’t mention “Jackson” or “Childress”, so it’s a safe bet that it wasn’t Roberto El Doucho
Isn’t Stu a pretty safe bet?
Dave, I just signed back in, so I missed Joker’s ongoing feud with Jama (and why should I attend to that juvenile crap anyway) but Joker, as for my point (since you apparently can read and attend closely to your needs at the same time) it was close (but no cigar)to your poor summary since you left out my all imp. “i.e.” clause as in.. a) the Bears back then are not the Pats right now “”"i.e.”"” the Pats still have an excellent team, obviously, even without Brady. Meaning you wish to juice apples and oranges, while I see them as a tad different fruit.
Yet, you, since the blood serum level of your meds may now be dropping reduced that quite obvious equation to “the Bears back then are not the Pats right now” ..reducing the obvious steady state equatin to saying nothing at all, or put another way, if I said Indy cars of today are not as fast as Indy cars from last century would you and your Cretin Carnival friends reduce that as well to Indy Cars, period, are not very fast ..at all…So, in short…read..then think..then type or better yet don’t type…drink and feud. At least, you have demonstrated skills in that puerile area
^^^ That made me want to die.
Can someon please get me a loaded gun?
Sounds like a suicide pact to me Dave!
RandB,
You got a live one here. In the first paragraph, giggling ? when another woman answers becomes high comedy. Then “bowling” (for some reason in quotes) is mixed in with a request to not forget the Mike’s Hard Lemonade! So, it appears it’s the Yale girl from another pic on a another post. My, my the ‘anderthals on this site will be howling tonight…
Yale4Life is obviously AZGG. She is making a name for herself using alternate names. Remember the post from ESPN a few weeks back???
You’re busted AZGG….
Dear Mr. RandBall,
You sure got a live one here !!…giggling (why) when a woman answered when she called. Then wanting to go “bowling” (in quotes for some reason) with you tonight. And reminding you not to forget the Mike’s Hard Lemonade! My, my the ‘Anderthals on this site will be howling tonight !!
While posting as someone else is the only hope in hell I have for winning the COW, this one was not me (nor was ESPN - hope you don’t think less of me, Ty). Wish it was mine - it was awesome. Stu?
P3: Thanx for posting that twice, I still don’t get it could you try again.
My favorite Jeff George football moment was when he was with the Vikings and he’d obviously offended the offensive line and they laid down for three straight downs and let the defense have him. The game commentators were oblivious.
I couldn’t handle that post the first time P3.
Two loaded guns are needed now.
P.S. I do really like Mike’s Hard Lemonade, though. And “bowling”.
Are we sure it wasn’t actually from the Yale girl??
P3
I think that you’re failing to notice that I took your babbling, and turned it into a joke for jama. In the end it turned into a pretty good joke against you since…well…you just don’t get it. Now I could go on and on and on and on and on as you do about absolutely nothing that even comes close to being an actual good point against me, but I have better things to do like getting into a [redacted] with my dad and grampa.
[redacted] with my dad and grampa.
Warn us before the Nightmare Fuel, Joker. Jeez…
When, after infinities of chaos, the first men came, the Great Paulos spoke to the sensitive among them by moulding their dreams; for only thus could His language reach the fleshly minds of mammals.
Excerpt, The Call of P’thulhu
Maybe the Vikings can trade T-Jax to the Patriots for a box of live lobsters. At least they might be able to come through in the pinch.
Can I join the circle?
/Haaaa Ha
Yale4Life was Deacon. Busted!
Deacon thanks for ruining my COW chances. You just joined the list with Joker, P3 and Sarah Palin.
As part of his COW award, Deacon should have to explain why his post was funny to P3.
jama
Come on! You can lump me in with those [redacted] martins!
Joker, I saw a glimmer of humor in your words but no more than in many a jr. school knock knock joke. As for the double posting, my p.c. had a byte fart
telling me I posted it twice when only once it was…happened before. Must have been RandB’s server 
…hear that alot..
Hootie, good piece but work on the spelling of “moulding” unless you work at Menard’s
And speaking of wood, Palin is on tonight, and no matter your politics, answer me this. Would you rather wake up with her in bed (no shotguns, please) or Michelle, my belle ? Be honest…
[crickets]
Rand
I will pay your next bartab if you block P3 as discussed last night.
Would you rather wake up with her in bed (no shotguns, please) or Michelle, my belle ? Be honest…
Wow, that has about as much to do with who you should vote for as “Who would I rather have a beer with?”
Also, one is running for VP, the other is the wife of a presidential candidate. Talk about comparing apples to oranges in order to get an answer that suits you
I just wanted to share this with everybody: I think Brad Childress is a freakin moron. I want him to prove me wrong…please Brad, make some ballsy calls, and try and make some plays in the first half. Dinking around isn’t gonna do shi*!
I really did think Tjack was going to save the game for us the last couple minutes. His last interception to me looked like a combo of shianco not running the route giving his all, and tjack throwing the ball a little too early. Also, I seem to remember that not all the catches were caught and not all routes were run….i am not going to blame it all on just Tjack.
Oh yeah, this article is not even about the vikes..why the heck am i blabbering? peace out!
I know Dave it has little to nothing to do with who will destroy the planet when elected (that’s a tough call between the warmonger and the soft touch) but it’s just a free standing question having zippo to do with the Presidency (but I never represented it in any other way, mind you)…
I ask you, if sleeping with someone is too provocative, ask you who you see as the hotter of the two….a similar question, I guess, to which beer, bar, uniform or website is hotter. It’s a straight up question…no bias involved
Great…P3 called his friend.
?? Another ill-defined Joke, Joker..
I was simply talking about physical appearance here..Nothing more..We are all well aware of appearance every day..So, why is taking a stance simply on the most attractive female of these two so difficult ? Maybe, think of it as the best left handed pitcher of the two ..”Great…P3 called his friend”.
Maybe the problem isn’t the quarterback. Maybe it’s the way coaches have designed the game to make it too difficult for the average quarterback to succeed. If the only way a team can win is to have a superstar quarterback, then most teams won’t win. Maybe playbooks have become too complicated and the coaches need to go back to easier plays with less risk of error. I know defenses have become a lot better and a lot smarter but it’s still just 11 guys vs. 11 guys no matter how you look at it.
I can’t believe that Daunte Culpepper hasn’t been seen talking with Belichick. Maybe his agent is on vacation…oh wait, he is his own agent. Come on Daunte, this is the string of luck you need to pull a Favre…er, I mean, unretire.
Jason Whitlock’s columns sometimes appear on the MSN.com website. He is a moron!
Please bring Jeff George, Daunte Culp or anybody else other than our Pathetic qb back to Minnesota. This is going to be another waste of a year for the vikes. At least we can look forward to the moron coach with his funny face and our fearless qb being booted at the end of the year.
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Ok, I post. Just wanna chip in and pronounce judgement:
1. P3-lose all access forevermore forusing the word puerile. Use the word immature, or childish, or dumbass…AND, you’re a grown man, arguing on a chat site using “no what I really meant was…What you fail to appreciate is blah blah blah…”
My friend, by definition, you’re participation in this putrid pap is puerile.
(muttering to himself) friggin windbags
Twins by one game over the sox, liriano blanks the red sox game 1, then we get swept.
(I wonder what Jeff George could hit on the gun-could he come in and get a couple of outs? Deceptive delivery, good live arm, not worn down at the end of the season…plays the pitcher position like a linebacker…COULD BE THE ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jason Whitlock’s columns are on msn.com, Jason Whitlock is a morn? so are the two connected or coincidental?
Why Jeff George?? If your going to throw stupid suggestions out there lets shoot for the moon. Troy Aikman, Steve Young, Dan Marino, Warren Moon…… how about Uncle Rico, he can throw a football over a mountain!!
Dumbest article ever
Daunte Culpepper to the Patriot’s!!! Daunte drops back and flings it to Moss in the end zone. Just like old times!!!!!
