The Most Hated QB In NFL History

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Jeff George left a complicated legacy in the NFL.
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[@jacobwickham6962]

I saw an interview with Tim Brown where he said that George was his favorite qb to play with. When asked why, he said because he was the only qb that ever asked him where he wanted the ball and that he got it there.

[@dbrandon273]

A Tim Brown endorsement is good enough for me.

[@michaelangellotti4773]

George had one of the greatest arms in NFL history

[@jacobwickham6962]

He (Tim Brown) always flies under the radar when it comes to great wr talks. I was always a fan of him and Cris Carter. Carter had the best sideline catches the league ever had and Brown made alot of clutch 3rd down catches with subpar qb play in some years he was the only good target and defenses would be eyeing him. Hell of a player.

[@eac1235]

​@@jacobwickham6962Carter was also the biggest crybaby ever. He practically pissed, moaned and groaned his way into the HOF. I'm glad I don't have to see his glum sad face anymore on TV.

[@lisztme6001]

Indeed. And he didn't even blossom as a receiver til his 3rd or 4th year in the league.

[@mikewolverton7904]

If you're Jeff George and you're putting up crazy amounts of passing yards and touchdowns yet your defense ranks dead last in the league, you'd be a head case too.

[@bab4380]

Jeff George the texbook definition of a "Million Dollar Arm and a Five Cent Head."

[@The_Doo_Dah_Man]

Could also be applied to Tyler Bray. Signed, a very angry Tennessee fan

[@DoobieKeebler]

Isn't that Kyle Boller? (Cannon arm +a mind that is so unable to make correct football decisions, that he wouldn't be able to scramble for a TD if the Red Sea parted in front of him.)

[@trevor8493]

That's hilarious

[@prestonlindbeck1197]

Isn't that what Kevin Costner said about Tim Robbins character in Bull Durham??

[@Fu7ur3Pr00f]

Aaron Rogers 🙄

[@johnfalcetta5431]

Jeff George walked so Jay Cutler could smoke. It's crazy how similar they were

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

He walked so Jay could stand… as the go to meme for “don’t care” 😂

[@fleshwoundNPG]

lesson: DO NOT EVER draft a qb with a golden arm if he is from the hoosier state. we breed assholes.

[@timp8843]

Jay doesn’t come near to George

[@darthrevan6]

Jay Cutler was a cool teammate though.

[@clownkilla7003]

Make like a tree and get out of here

[@wtfminny]

I will say as a fan in Minnesota. After games my young children loved asking for player autographs after games. Home game after home game. Jeff George noticed them one post game and asked me if he could take them inside to get stuff signed. Both kids came out with about 20 autographs each. That day my kids had such a good time they still talk about it 20 plus years later. True gentleman in my experience.

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

Jeff George is the only guy who could reasonably be considered the most hated... Dude made ryan leaf look like teddy Bridgewater

[@ButtersCCookie]

I love Teddy.

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

@@ButtersCCookie got to, man. Teddy two gloves is just good people

[@YOSSARIAN313]

Tbf during leafs famous yelling at the reporters incident the guy had a terrible cold/flu that he played through he felt like dogshit and lost his temper. Still overboard but makes sense in context.

[@KenjiTheFriend]

​@brettwilkins1 plus afaik it wasn't even his choice to play and they were playing a REALLY good team

[@___DJ__]

Uh...as a Raiders fan, I can name a few, but I'll just say Jay Schroeder...ugh!

[@MazeDaGr8]

Jeff George: Rocket for an Arm, Firecrackers for an Attitude

[@vintvarner16]

I know Marino, Elway, Faroe, Cunningham, even Culpepper had great powerful arms that still stays the same today but for pure arm strength , I think is top 5 and maybe further up. I'm meaning in the time frame he played in the late 80's and 90's

[@thepubknight6144]

​​@@vintvarner16true the difference is all of them worked on their craft and became all around good QBs A recent good example is Patrick Mahomes Even Favre for as incoherent he played and focused on the deep throws often at least at times it was an accurate deep throw

[@ariici]

@@thepubknight6144 what I love about Mahomes is you can see how much he’s adopting to the game and using his intelligence to find ways to win games whether that better running better passes better decision-making like he really hasn’t made a mistake in the playoffs since the Bengals halftime where they lost three years ago and I know there is an interception in the Super Bowl but that’s just a pass that gets a little too much power on it and wasn’t the wrong call or decision but more just learning to gauge your power which is also why the 2014 to 2018 patriots dynasty is better than the 01 to 04 Dynasty, because of how different Brady played and how his decision-making and IQ really transformed

[@tygrkhat4087]

@@vintvarner16George had a cannon for an arm. He could throw a ball 60 yards as easily as I could throw it 6.

[@poindextertunes]

@@ariiciYou’re right. He stopped playing hero ball. Everybody said the Chiefs WR core was trash this year. Didn’t matter. Patrick is the best football player in the world bcuz of his preparation for the game. He keeps his playbook with him at all times(seriously) and watched tape like its Breaking Bad

[@alabamaal225]

During the 1997 Raiders-Falcons game (which I attended), former Falcons QB Jeff George was now the quarterback for the Raiders. The Raiders won the game, the coaches shook hands, and the players started leaving the field. Suddenly, George ran back onto the field, circling the perimeter, and started taunting the Falcons fans still in the stands; his intentions were obvious. Many of the fans still there started chanting "Jeff George sucks!"; probably music to his ears. That's the "Boy" George Atlanta remembers.

[@raidersacdc4892]

I was at that game also. The Raiders can thank Napoleon Kaufman for that win. He had 2 long TD runs. They didn’t win that game because of Jeff George

[@michaeljames4630]

staged

[@generatorx]

This one goes both ways. The Atlanta crowd first booed George as he took the field -I can understand this was payback for the sh*t he gave the city as a Falcon. However, that said, had the crowd just kept mum, then they would have grounds to question his prancing around the field after the win.

[@Bacalao2929]

Bill tobin traded him and Marvin Harrison

[@TheIsagregorio]

I saw that game. Totally classless Jeff George.

[@johnchedsey1306]

The dude could sling it. I just suspect his competitive nature wasn't properly directed. Glad to hear he's enjoying post NFL life and trying to do good things.

[@scaryharryflanagan70]

I feel the same way towards him.

[@jim2lane]

It's one thing to have a competitive nature, you won't make it in the NFL without one, but it's a completely other thing to be a douche to everyone around you - to include your teammates

[@stephenharris9802]

I have tried finding this pass thrown by George to no avail. I could have sworn I saw him throw a 50 yard pass in the NFL on a rope. And i mean virtually no arc. It was completed and the announcers raved for 10 minutes about it. I could not believe what I saw. To this day, the most incredible pass i have ever seen.

[@johnchedsey1306]

I feel like I've seen this too.

[@TheRealDill93]

Who was he playing for at that time? And who was it against

[@krokowski3501]

I believe this is the throw you're thinking of: kzbin.info/www/bejne/poDOe4ZmhN55r9U

[@KTF0]

Dude threw a beautiful ball.

[@sainttodd11]

I remember an analyst saying he was the best pure passer in the league, and then adding "and yes, I know Dan Marino is in the league"

[@KMC5240]

Literally nobody in Washington except Dan Snyder wanted Jeff George. They traded for Brad Johnson and made him the starter months before Dan Snyder became the owner in 1999, but Snyder didn't like him as the starter at all. He wanted to veto the trade that was made for Johnson. And even after Johnson had a career year in 1999 and got Washington to the divisional round, Snyder went out and signed Jeff George. And in 2000 while Johnson was still starting, Snyder was pounding the table for George to replace him. George got some playing time in 2000 when Johnson got hurt, and then Marty Schottenheimer when he was hired in as the head coach in 2001 was forced to roll with George. Not only did Schottenheimer make a QB change after the first two games, he was so done with Jeff George that he outright cut him after those first two games.

[@adamtparker6515]

Good story, dang it how come all Dungy and TB GMs need to do is capitalize on gaffs the Vikings did under Green (not allow starting QBs job back following injury, drafting project QBs where they had Super Bowl caliber talent) as the 90's Vikes defensive staff + Brad Johnson and solid offense led to their SB later.

[@9mmtrilla]

*Redskins

[@smallwhitegnome]

Jeff George is the evil twin of Geoff Jorge

[@bryantsteury8910]

Didn't he play for the brewers?

[@zackamania6534]

The man with TWO FIRST NAMES!

[@williamrogers9004]

And both of them are A-holes

[@adamNDkipker]

No he is not.

[@ezsmith3765]

He’s the identical twin of Kenny Bania

[@travissimms544]

Jeff George had the mobility of reinforced concrete!

[@g.shumway5925]

He’s actually a rather generous guy…I once saw him personally gift wrap a 90-yard pick 6 and deliver it with care to Deion Sanders (Falcons/49ers 1994).

[@aervaealtonelty9850]

It was 94 yards... Yes, I'm being that guy. LOL!

[@g.shumway5925]

@@aervaealtonelty9850 no, thank you! 94 yards is even more impressive (especially in '94, 49ers last Super Bowl year). I think that play happened immediately after Deon and Andre Rison had a scuffle (which started earlier in the week with comments they each made through the media).

[@tragiksituation]

Being a 49ers fan I loved it

[@webstercat]

On Rison…

[@jamescrouch3217]

😂

[@thekingbarrelmaker7642]

Jeff George: I am the most hated QB in NFL history. Deshaun Watson: Hold my massage therapist's business card. Russell Wilson: Nah, the hate for me is UNLIMITED.

[@LawrenceW78]

Dak Prescott has entered the chat

[@gohawks3571]

Lol!😂😂😂

[@johnchedsey1306]

Aw, poor Russell. He just gets clowned on because he's such a dweeb at times.

[@thecoldking8170]

Tony Romo had entered the chat

[@WilliamBrown-pk8hd]

​@@thecoldking8170the crazy thing is those two have never been known to have attitude problems or egos but people still hate them 😂😂

[@mikehanzal9562]

George was really good when he played for the Vikings. Throwing to moss and CC helps, but damn that guy had some serious arm talent

[@Wolf-qh2lk]

After Cunningham came back down to reality he salvaged the season. I remember George trying to keep up with the Rams in that playoff game. The defense was atrocious!

[@giuseppecarpanzano6689]

I remember Jeff George as being well liked in Minnesota, rocket arm , and saved the season until they ran into the Rams in 99. Was surprised he didn't re sign with Vikings, wasn't sure Daunte Culpepper was ready, and i'm pretty sure Dennis Green tried to get Dan Marino for 1 last season.

[@Wolf-qh2lk]

@@giuseppecarpanzano6689 lol one thing you could count on Denny......one and done in the playoffs every year and a different QB every year. Oh and drafting a bust DE in the 1st rd of the draft every year!

[@msarzo]

He was hated enough in Washington by his teammates that when a guy from another team was bitch-slapping him, literally no Redacteds came to his defense

[@poindextertunes]

more than likely deserved it 😂

[@6400az]

Ah, yes, What would we do without....." literally" 🤪

[@Starpilot17]

Redskins

[@jamegumb9731]

Redskins?

[@bbryant9455]

Lmao redacteds 🤣🤣☠️☠️ as a Washington fan this just made my day lol

[@OSoU812]

I have a great Jeff George story. Back in the 1990's I was returning from a military mission in another state and was walking through the Atlanta airport with a few fellow soldiers and I spotted Jeff George sitting and waiting for a flight with a couple of other players. So another soldier in our squad says that he was going to go ask for his autograph. I tried to warn him it might not go well, and I wasn't wrong. He came back a minute later with his autograph on a magazine and said, I was right, that guy is an asshole and threw the magazine in the trash.

[@odoemena8]

I mean …..he still got tha autograph

[@Zeppelin927]

Great story? He got the autograph so have a point next time

[@bradsanders407]

Great story of someone getting his autograph...??

[@jimmycline4778]

I’ll do one better I met him at a airport in Dallas after a Cowboys Falcons game, my wife asked for his autograph, he signed her football than gave her a Stone Cold Stunner, can I get a Hell Yea?

[@olderetiredtreemahn3234]

​@jimmycline4778 cause stonecold said so . That's the bottom line 🐍 . Him Foley an McMahon great entertainment ✌️

[@firemanjeff911]

I went to high school with him. He's always been a dick. Really nice parents though!

[@krispowell8647]

😂😂😂

[@deviwonder5387]

how was Whitlock?

[@firemanjeff911]

@@deviwonder5387 Big.

[@WISHBONEL7]

Yes , how was Whitlock at the time ?.

[@firemanjeff911]

Whitlock was cool. He was just one of the guys. Worked hard, nice to everybody as far as I know. It was a big school.

[@Yallcheatin]

7:06 shaved his cookie duster 😂😂

[@Badspinache]

I think im the only falcons fan who loved jeff george. That 95 season was so memorable. June jones' decision making cost the falcons a higher playoff seed that year, along with having until just a few years back the worst pass defense of all time. I was looking forward to many great years with him as qb. Then that eagles game happened. I was heartbroken. I still wore his jersey for 3 more years after that in support. Even though he did it to himself. So sad.

[@raidger4]

I owned a Jeff George Raiders jersey. It was one of the first items I bought after I got my first job in 1998.

[@carrite]

Brave of you to admit that.

[@michaelhession2105]

When scouts saw his arm for the first time, it was "OH MY GOD THIS GUY HAS AN ARM AS GOOD AS JOHN ELWAY!" And I don't blame Ron Meyer the head coach in Indianapolis for pulling the trigger. Not only did George not reach the expectations he created, but look at what the Colts gave up to get him. Andre Rison, and Chris Hinton, plus a 1st Round pick the next year. That pick by the way was traded to the Lions to allow Detroit to move up and select Herman Moore. The 2nd Round pick the Falcons got from the Lions became Brett Favre. So the Colts could have kept Rison, and Hinton, and then drafted Herman Moore and Favre the next year. Instead, they bit the bullet while Atlanta was blessed with one of the most iconic team mottos in NFL History as well as a Cinderella season in 1991. "2 Legit 2 Quit"

[@jasonnelson6624]

He was throwing to get back to the NFL. I swear without a defense he could put the ball anywhere it was unreal. Jay Cutler had similar arm talent.

[@carrite]

GM that drafted him was Jim Irsay (!!!).

[@JK-br1mu]

He was a good QB. Your bumbling organization just failed to put enough talent around him. First year in Atlanta.......3700 yds, 23 TDs 18 picks, 61% completion rate.....and his rookie year with Indy wasn't bad for being thrown into the fire right away, 2100 yds, 16 TDs, 13 picks.

[@michaelhession2105]

@@JK-br1mu I definitely agree that he was not a bust, he was far from it. But people thought he'd be the next great QB. George's career was for sure a complicated one because yeah he was solid, but you kinda expected more of our him than what you got.

[@JK-br1mu]

@@michaelhession2105 I feel ya

[@jonpike9991]

Jay Cutler was Jeff George 2.0

[@blacksheepmiracle1433]

No

[@joshualewis7692]

That's accurate and true.

[@jonpike9991]

@joshualewis7692 they both had great talent, poor attitude

[@carrite]

@@joshualewis7692 - Jeff George was in his own class of douchery.

[@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw]

@@jonpike9991Jay didn’t have a poor attitude. He just didn’t have one

[@baileyreichert6138]

Man imagine Jeff George in todays media with the attitude he had. Oh my god man he’d be crucified way harder .

[@ryanc.51]

Idk he probably wouldn't graduate til he was 26 with NIL and the transfer portal. He might have been more mature.

[@thepubknight6144]

I was a teen around the time .....he got blasted especially during his Indy and falcons eras , even his pro bowl season in Oakland the media said it was due to having Tim Brown

[@KTF0]

I can see him going apesh¡t on Twitter.

[@TheAlfrulz]

I already was thinking what if he came into the league twenty years earlier than 1990? He would've never been crucified for all his antics, and maybe even thrived.

[@itz-luigi1210]

He wouldn't get drafted. Ufa and first sign he was an asshole, he would be cut. The opposite of Tim Boyle who is a nice guy, huge arm, terrible QB

[@neugey]

I wish he had played for my team, but that says more about the Saints quarterback situation in that time frame than it does about George!

[@SteveSpikes]

I remember Jeff George from back in the day. True, he did have a cannon for an arm. Throwing 60-yard touchdowns does not make a quarterback. I also remember that Robin Miller, the sports writer for the Indianapolis Star, called Jeff George a "whiny little puke" in a televised conversation.

[@Mistertbones]

Jeff George's attitude is why he didn't end up being as good of a quarterback as he could've been.

[@skifusya2814]

I never really understood or bought into the Jeff George hate. Are there any actual players that hated him, or is it media-driven, and we should believe that he was a hated cancer, just because? So he got into a potty-mouthed debate with his coach on the sidelines, after being benched and after the Falcons wanted to give him a disadvantageous contract. Oh the humanity. I remember reading that he was friendly with Randy Moss and the two would go fishing together while he was with the Vikings.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Typically, at least back in the good old days, reporting was based on inside sources... Everywhere George went, he ticked off his own coaches and teammates. He has enough talent that several teams gave him opportunities but he always managed to squander those with his ego.

[@skifusya2814]

@@ryanjacobson2508 Inside sources...that's fine, and as we all know, inside sources are not above planting stories for desired effects, but the amount of disdain directed (or that we're endlessly told should be directed) toward George seems grossly out of proportion to his actions. Lots of "smoke," but what was the actual "fire?"

[@adamtparker6515]

Cris Carter ❤d him as well. Interesting the Raiders were poised to reunite a now not gimpy Culpepper with Moss and new young Kiffiin coach and Randy said "pass" and get me outta here.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

All his friends were receivers, LOL. Jeff had a great arm, that's why! He was a massive dickhead, though. You shouldn't have that level of talent as a QB and manage to bounce between 5 teams in 9 years.... Unless you have massive attitude or off the field issues.

[@slumpyb]

100%. The take in this video is the same lazy take that others have taken. He saved the season here in MN and caused no issues at all.

[@fsanmiguel666]

He and Jay Cutler would make great friends!

[@mwalker3547]

George made Cutler seem like Dale Carnegie.

[@zacharyhoughton3391]

Let me say this: when I was sad about how football was going for me in Junior High, I (admittedly dramatically) wrote Jeff George. He took the time to write me back and encourage me. People can complain about Jeff George, but I’ll never forget his kindness towards a snot-nosed kid.

[@zacharyhoughton3391]

(And yes, we lived near Indy then before some of the unpleasantness, so it made sense to write him).

[@notoriousLSGshow]

Cool story 4real - Lincoln K in the vid said JG is a good dude & I respect him

[@ViktorTheButcher]

Selfish is still an extremely bad and weird trait to have in a team sport, where you heavily rely on other people even for your own personal stats. You won't get your yards or TD's as QB without an OL and receivers working with/for you. There is a reason why all those QB's try to be on good terms with those guys and why even horrendously bad QB's generally are still at good terms with their team overall. If you want to be selfish as an athlete, pick an individual sport.

[@thepubknight6144]

Especially the QB position I mean they're known to be cocky which is expected but , he was just selfish and wasn't a team player

[@chinchintabete]

Ya right, only a loser would say that

[@davidmadden1585]

Jeff George had 10 million dollar arm but had 10 cent brain!!!

[@melvinshine9841]

Even if a player is a jerk, that's not a reason to insult their grandmother. Why did everybody look older than they were back in the day? George was a rookie and looked 32; he was Matt Ryan before Matt Ryan.

[@cokesquirrel]

I went to Purdue and one of my friends went to high school with Jeff George He was hated by a lot of people even in his own highschool

[@Rob-dp3vr]

You just made that up

[@carrite]

@@Rob-dp3vr - See above for first-hand testimony to that effect.

[@goatsquadtv8786]

The original Jay Cutler lol

[@r.williamcomm7693]

I still remember Howie Long saying Raiders teammates threatened to throw him off the team plane … at 30,000 feet. But there were times when George was funny & he had an amazing arm like Aaron Rodgers in his prime. Randy Moss said he loved catching George’s passes.

[@illiniguy34]

As an Illini fan, I prefer to forget that him or Rashard Mendenhall existed.

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

I have a true Jeff George story: I was born in Seattle in 1973. In 2002-03 (the LAST good year of my life, because my Dad unexpectedly passed in March 2003), Trent Dilfer got injured at Dallas. Matt Hasselbeck ascended back to the starting QB, and it was all uphill for Matt after that. We signed Jeff George to be our backup. On KJR radio in Seattle, Chad Eaton was doing his weekly show. He himself said, "I saw Jeff George at the Seahawks practice facility, and I asked him, 'What are you doing in Seattle? Don't tell me we signed you! Oh, geez...". Mike Gastineau said, "Wow! That's a great way to make him feel welcome!" Shows how bad his rep really was around the league!

[@pluto545]

Great video! Such enigmatic QB with one of the greatest arms ever.

[@YOSSARIAN313]

Deshaun watson will take that title

[@msarzo]

*Groper Cleveland

[@George_Fl0yd]

Nah Colin kapernick has got This in the bag

[@stephenharris9802]

I live in Cleveland and Deshaun is more the creepy dude you never liked. Jeff was the guy you tried to like over and over and he kept being a dick. Watson is not far behind though

[@YOSSARIAN313]

@@George_Fl0yd colin kaepernick isnt evil. This is cringe.

[@YOSSARIAN313]

@@stephenharris9802 if he doesnt drastically improve next season he will quickly become the most hated player in browns history. They fucked up their draft futures for him and fans will be mad.

[@wesdoobner7521]

I liked Jeff with the Raiders, but it just wasn't meant to be, Jon Gruden and Rich Gannon came along and he was gone.

[@derekbastien2181]

Great video like always 5 you never disappoint. Excited for the next video!

[@ChiakiNanami736]

So he got in trouble for *checks notes* spending time with his family. I admit that I am new to following this sport, but the more appropriate comparison would seem to be Aaron Rogers: the media decided they didn’t like him and readily programmed their viewers to think the same. Five makes a very important point here, too: this was before most of these guys had a PR agent monitoring them. How many guys that are known and loved NOW would have exactly the same reputation as this guy if not for being policed by their PR staff?

[@Fireyninjadog]

Imagine if george played for bellichick? Bill would tolerate none of his behavior

[@adamtparker6515]

Actually Bill learned from George when applying to Brady as you adopt to style as QB drives team as what occured during '99 Vikes season. The other George hate comes from June Jones who thought the system was superior to players. Very few orgs can rely on establishing/winning based on the QB taken in top of 1st round. Tough on the pick, tough on the team.

[@Fireyninjadog]

He had talent, but his leadership was awful. He wasn't a team player. He had a temper. No, it isn't all his fault. Nobody disciplined him. He's like a child who's never been told no by his parents​@adamtparker6515

[@ryanjacobson2508]

​@@adamtparker6515What are you people smoking? George alienated every coach/ team he ever played for. About the only allies he ever had were receivers who liked his arm.

[@adamtparker6515]

@@ryanjacobson2508 maybe so in other cases but was not the case for brief time he was in MN.

[@luke19631963]

I remember one game when George played for I believe was the Colts and he took himself out of the game. He just walks off the field and sits on the sideline. Coach went over to ask him what’s up and he replied I don’t want to play, I’m done or something to that effect. He sat the rest of the game and Colts sent him packing soon after.

[@SonCarlosH]

Feel like you could have done more with this player. Don't get me wrong it's a good retrospective but I've always found Jeff George fascinating since I was a kid watching him in the 90's and it seems to me like his story hasn't truly been explored enough. I hope you revisit his story in the future and dive deeper. Again good video but it could be great with your excellent talent and more details ❤

[@OaxacaTacos69]

I tried looking more up about him and couldn’t find much. Guess people don’t want to remember how good a giant jackass was at times

[@jonjone661]

My biggest fear is having KZbin premium and fucking having to listen to ads in videos still, I skip every ad I hear and become reluctant to buy any product I ever hear advertised

[@jbeef4306]

You are telling my story

[@Pinegrapple]

Can't forget the Raiders-Falcons "revenge" game where he took a victory lap in the Georgia Dome afterwards. That was peak Jeff George behavior.

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

Eh you would have done the same after how he was done in Atlanta

[@cameronausen]

Never seen anyone throw a football...or a career like he did.

[@rebeltvr6046]

Jeff George was so talented, if he wasn't such an idiot he would've been a HOFer easily.

[@notoriousLSGshow]

As a youngin i was in awe of his arm & how he could spin it - hos spirals were tight af - so glad u did this vid - that minn team was loaded skill players , lines , even some quality defenders - thanks so much for the vid- much appreciated

[@Uncultured_Barbarian465]

I remember the Jeff George Era well. Even though I only had around 10 channels and live in Wisconsin, I got plenty of Jeff George coverage.

[@ButtersCCookie]

Love the history you teach. Never heard of him.

[@mjmurray8512]

Jeff had a missile launcher of an arm and was fun to watch…90s gunslinger

[@notoriousLSGshow]

💯

[@vintvarner16]

In Atlanta, the run and shoot aka Red Gun under June Jones was perfect for him, to make June Jones mad you really have to be a douche bag

[@TheSteveSteele]

I know, right? In that offense who knows. He could have broken all kinds of records. Most passing yards in a season, etc. Oh well.

[@vintvarner16]

@TheSteveSteele and when your #1 WR is Andre Rison who was a bad man in those years on 90 thru 94.....okay Rison could be just immature and a jerk, but he was a great wr in his prime

[@TheSteveSteele]

@@vintvarner16 Totally agree. Too bad the Raiders cut him after they picked up Jerry Rice. The trio of Brown, Rice and Rison would have been deadly.

[@jab1289]

@@vintvarner16 In 1996, Rison was in Jacksonville, and then GB (he won a SB with the Packers).

[@geneseofootball1915]

Shocked he never ended up on the Jets or Browns at some point during his career.

[@MD2O2O-J.P.G.]

I remembered pretty much all his career “highlights” if you will lol 😂 I think the story on him ultimately is one that’s pretty common in sports, and maybe life for that matter, it’s about wasted potential at the end of the day. George didn’t have a terrible career and he wasn’t really a “bust” but he also never really came close to maxing out as a player. Maybe it was because he was too full of himself, maybe it was bad luck he didn’t hook up with a really good coach until Dennis Green in 1999, and I’m of the opinion coaching probably matters more to QBs than any other position in football, so… Anyway, good video sir 👍

[@matthewgliatto7339]

I only know of him because of Sporcle quizzes on NFL quarterbacks. In my mind, he’s attached to Bobby Hebert. I can’t think of one without thinking of the other. In my mind, it’s like Lewis & Clark, Simon & Garfunkel, and Hebert & George.

[@bookbruceford8409]

Jeff George was A Great Player who was misunderstood. Give him a decent line and Great receivers from the get go --- he would have wins and superbowls....

[@TheSteveSteele]

Jeff George had the best looking pass the NFL ever saw. Too bad he couldn’t win. When he was on though, it was amazing to watch. I thought he would finally start winning with the Raiders, who supposedly didn’t care about weird players, but I guess John Gruden had other ideas.

[@BearIslandComics]

Well done as always 5points!

[@RushFanatic87]

Today’s lesson in Being a Successful QB 101: Take care of your linemen, and don’t be a dick to your coach, team, fans, front office, or anyone really.

[@thomasb.smithjr.8401]

The sideburn-less mullet was the pornstache of the '80's athlete. Don't call me Charles, call me Deke. Don't call me Harold, call me Derek. Don't call me Larry, call me Duane. Those are '80's mullet names, too. LOL 🤠 ⚾️ 🏀 🏉 🥅

[@zachariahshort6546]

“Hometown Boy George” is the best thing I’ve ever heard you say.

[@janellemaynait]

He maybe learned his douchiness from Jason withlock

[@notoriousLSGshow]

JW is doing good things & keeps it 💯 - don't be mad @ a POC doesn't think like you want him too

[@augustineminimbi5668]

​@@notoriousLSGshowyou're ashy

[@proudpennsylvaniaman7996]

Your channel is underrated. Should have more subs

[@FivePointsVids]

I appreciate that!

[@davealbin437]

I watched him play at Illinois a few times as a kid, and he was amazing. The Illinois/Michigan game in 1989 was incredible.

[@danieldougan269]

I live in Indianapolis, and I remember when he was here. Holding out of training camp as leverage for more money was nothing new or all that unusual. But it was new here because the team had only moved here in 1984, and we had never seen anyone do that before in our city. The backlash was over the top.

[@badbirdkc]

Back in the 90s, Jason Whitlock was a writer for the Kansas City Star. Locals referred to him as "Jason Witless" for writing shit columns that would be considered nothing but click bait now. Whitlock never stopped slobbering Jeff George's balls, often calling him the best QB in the NFL, and he was a HUGE advocate for bringing George to KC when he was available. Instead, George went to the Raiders and we went with Elvis Grbac. As unpopular as Grbac would later be, Chiefs certainly made the right call, because we were in the playoffs, and they weren't.

[@allenf8]

Whitlock loved to beat the drum for George, heck he probably thinks George could start over Mahomes right now.

[@MrT571]

Jason Whitlock is the dirt worst. I read a column and I'm like "people think this guy has credibility? He's Jay Mariotti with a few extra pounds and black."

[@nicholastricarico2957]

Ohhhhh, so he's always been like this. Got it.

[@cliftonconnor9389]

Never thought anyone would ever say Elvis Grbac was the right choice.

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

@@cliftonconnor9389the Chiefs were in the playoffs because of their elite defense. George led the league in passing yards and had 29 TDs, yet had one of the worst defenses in NFL history backing him. No wonder the Raiders weren’t successful, clearly it wasn’t George’s fault

[@jonlandin2440]

I watched one of those old TV quarterback competitions where they threw into tires, at targets from distance, etc. This guy won and I was impressed. Scott Mitchell from Detroit also crushed it in one of those.

[@MattyIcecubes]

I went to Colts training camp with my dad back in 1991 and held my mini helmet out for Jeff to sign and he yelled "get outta my face and outta my way kid" and pushed me away with the back of his hand. This infurated my dad, and he didnt care if Jeff ultimately ended up beating him in fight, he was at least going to bloody his nose for laying a hand on me. Security got to him before he could get to Jeff, and we got kicked out of camp. He stopped rooting for Colts until they got rid of him.

[@joaquinveleta3159]

I didn't hear or see him do anything too bad

[@goosekhangaming1716]

I enjoyed his stint with the Vikings. He could sling that rock. We just ran into a Rams juggernaut in the NFC championship game. Warner, Faulk and Bruce were wicked together.

[@MondoCool]

Fun fact, I went to the same High School as him. Just two or three decades apart.

[@colorman4490]

The best indication was when George was QB for the Redskins against the Cowboys in 2000 when after a sack, one of the Cowboys’ D-linemen drug George, on his back by his Jersey like a rag doll for about 5 yards and not one Redskin player came to his defense.

[@clipobserver]

Great Arm, everything else was questionable. The Colts gave up a lot to get him.

[@SW.Productions]

It’s definitely Watson

[@goldensteeltv8546]

The NFL Ben Simmons in terms of how they were talented but too arrogant and childish to strive to be great.

[@arizona_anime_fan]

that sack at 6:15 was his first snap from scrimage in the nfl regular season. i remember watching that and thinking "the colts players must hate him" because they didn't even try to block bruce smith on that play.

[@The_Ronin1]

Jeff George would be a superstar in the NFL compared to alot of today's starting Quarterback's

[@MyManEarl]

He’s the origin for the phrase “million dollar arm, dime store head.”

[@dukefritter6536]

As a Raiders fan, I remember Jeff George’s first season with the Raiders in 1997 and he was stellar but we had the #1 worst defense that year and everything we did on offense couldn’t amount to wins and we went 4-12 and come 98 Jon Gruden became the head coach and bumped heads with George right away and that was that but his unsuccessful run with the Raiders led to Rich Gannon becoming the QB for awhile and Im not mad about that at all.

[@09rja]

Always was in awe of his arm. He was just a head case.

[@JamesSavik]

This is an excellent example of why talent alone does not create winners. It also takes chemistry, and players who don't or won't contribute to the formula do so at their own peril. Thanks @FivePoints Vids

[@garyaugustus690]

Had a laser, though...the best release and accuracy since Namath and Marino.

[@pillbox1240]

Poor Jeff G. Not such a bad guy. I only sort of remember hearing about him and that he was a disappointment

[@clintbeastwood8240]

Great video!

[@cjboyer4355]

Jay Cutler needs to have Jeff George on his podcast that would be incredible lol

[@ryangeorge3982]

Ahh that’s my uncle Jeff

[@carrite]

Is he a good uncle?

[@mondoseguendo6113]

I loved this guy

[@henkvandergaast3948]

Funny.. I remember him .. He was always positively represented on the only big games we saw in Australia

[@vicariousjohnson9823]

Million dollar arm, five cent brain.

[@bryantsteury8910]

Dude had brass balls for having middling talent. Good God imagine if he were in the league today with Twitter etc

[@jeremyapache]

Middling talent? He had an absolute cannon for an arm and went first overall. Talent clearly wasn’t his issue.

[@bryantsteury8910]

@@jeremyapache You know who also had a cannon for an arm? Jamarcus Russell. Throwing it 70 yards doesn't make a bit of a difference if you can't feather in the touch passes. Plenty of projects or "what could be" talent goes first overall. Clearly he either 1) didn't have talent or 2) didn't come anywhere close to appropriately utilizing his talent based on his stats even for that time, and even in the context of being on a bad team initially.

[@ligmaemperor7064]

​​@@bryantsteury8910The difference between him and Jamarcus is that JG showed BIG flashes. He had great years in Atlanta + Oakland despite not having great weapons to throw to, and when he got to Minnesota where guys like Randy Moss and Robert Smith were he almost had a career renaissance had they not had Daunte Culpepper to take his job. Who knows what he could've become if he had an inner circle that wasn't full of yes men, had the right mentors early in his career, and had consistently good to great weapons? We could be talking about him in the same breath as names like Favre, Elway, and Kelly.

[@jamespohl-md2eq]

Middling talent. Jfc.

[@bryantsteury8910]

@@jamespohl-md2eq literally at or below league average the majority of his career. Big arm =/= good talent on its own

[@marcusanderson933]

Million dollar talent but a ten cent head! Jeff George could've been one of the greatest ever but the only person that stopped Jeff George was Jeff George!

[@conorlauren]

Jeff George was the greatest QB in NFL history. Just ask him and he would have told you.

[@cinimatics]

Idk....wanting to spend time with your family doesn't seem like such a bad thing to me. He just seems like one of those cocky church guys who don't care if people hate them even when it's completely justified. Not my cup of tea. But i can appreciate a dedicated family man who's involved in the community.

[@posysdogovych2065]

"14-2 Iowansian classic." As a Hawkeye fan, I appreciated this reference 😉

[@pepsibottleq]

If 99 arm strength was a human being

[@nickvoelker7180]

George will always be my favorite QB. As a young QB, George inspired me. He could sling it, and I played in a run and shoot offense. I was too young to understand much beyond "guy throw ball far". In retrospect, after having coached for a couple of decades, George is still the king. Just the sheer audacity of the guy, you gotta appreciate it.