For those that remember, what was your impression of Jeff George? (1 Viewer)

[DerrickB]

Dude got like 10 chances to revive his career and that's because head coaches were in love with that cannon.

 

[saint-58]

HEADCASE....thought he was God's gift to football!!!!!

 

[DerrickB]

I remember that game when he got into a shootout with the Saints, back in 94 I believe.

 

[BigSlick]

Impressions as someone who didn't particularly pay attention to the guy:

"Million dollar arm/ten cent brain"
"Coach Killer"

 

[mrdogleg]

Maybe the best arm and biggest waste in all of football. Perfect spiral, could throw 80 yards. Awful attitude. Looked like he was 80 and looked ridiculous in a football uniform.

 

[ChaChingBaby]

Jeff George could've easily become an elite QB. When he was drafted, he was a high ranked prospect due to the talent and skills he possessed. Leading up to his draft, he was considered one of the top prospects and potential QB of the future. It's true that he had a cannon of an arm even though he became more known for launching bombs to defensive backs.

The attitude and behavior he's remembered for was already an issue with the Colts. It was partly why they didn't want to keep trying with him since he became a locker room cancer there. This is partly why Jay Cutler used to compared to him so much. The other reason was that Cutler like George, threw a lot of interceptions and lost tons of games.

If you want to see something crazy, look up the 1992 Colts. They finished with a winning record of 9-7 and almost made the playoffs despite having a -86 in point differential. When they lost games, they would get blown out badly. They are far and away, the worst team to ever finish 9-7. They were shut out 3 times that year including back to back shut outs vs the Chargers and Dolphins. Some how they got to 9-7 that year and even had a giant win over Bills in OT. This year contributed a lot to the "Jeff George wins games!" talk that Jason Whitlock was famous for. As bad as the 1992 Colts really were, it was no surprise they went 4-12 the next year.

Atlanta was still doing the Run-N-Shoot when they brought in George, an offense that made our very own Bobby Hebert have his only pro bowl season. Those were not bad Falcons offenses by any means. They had firepower even though the Run-N-Shoot scheme was exploitable.

IMO Jeff George had one of his better seasons in 1999 with the Vikings. He went 8-2 with the Vikings that year throwing bombs to Randy Moss and Cris Carter. 1999-2001 was that weird era in the NFL where there were no great teams at the time and only the Rams and Bucs made the playoffs all 3 years. Jeff George shredded the Rams defense in that playoff game and despite losing, Minnesota still put 37 points on the board.

He's a "what could've been" type player in history who mostly has himself to blame for his downfall.

 

[Saints 4 life]

He sucked.

 

[Optimus Prime]

One of the most physically gifted QBs ever

If Jeff George had Peyton Mannings attitude and work ethic he could have been Hall of Fame bound (at the very least an annual pro bowler)

 

[sammymvpknight]

Actually reminded me quite a bit of Cutler. Bizarre anti-leader types.

 

[El Caliente]

Hot head, head case.

Agreed with others, million dollar talent with a 10 cent brain. If he had his head on right he really could have been something special, but instead he is Uncle Rico. Heck, he tried making a comeback a few years ago.

 

[GasBag]

HEADCASE....thought he was God's gift to football!!!!!

Yes! This!! Who was worse -- him, or "throw the game" Hebert?

 

[lades]

He was Jay Cutler - except worse.

 

[bobad]

A good coach and a little seasoning could have made him a pretty good QB, but he talked himself out of a long career.

 

[Goatman Saint]

George probably had the most beautiful and strongest throwing action and arm I’ve ever seen. Many times the flick of the wrist he added to his passes gave it that little extra. Simply no pass the guy couldn’t make. He had a cannon for an arm but could also put a nice touch on the short pass. As far as the passes and throwing motion he was honestly the best I’ve ever seen.

Now, his problem was the he didn’t give a rip about the game. He got by on athletic talent and never developed any need to pay attention or care. The words jerk, lazy and coach killer are frequently used to describe him. I remember watching him just stand there after throwing interceptions or sometimes even getting out of the way. It was obvious he didn’t care. Big issue also was that nothing was ever his fault. The guy would go to interviews and blame everyone but himself. Not even so much as a hint of accountability.

 

[Clarkey]

He was merely okay; this is based on my Tecmo Bowl experience when picking “Indianapolis.” LOL!