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The Oakland Raiders are so worried about Aaron Brooks as their QB that they signed Jeff George (38) to be put on their roster. He has not played in an NFL game since 2001.

Personally, I am speechless. Maybe Doug Flutie can come out of retirement too.

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This move makes zero sense.

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"Did you hear the Raiders signed Jeff George?" is a straightline for "What? Ryan Leaf/Marc Wilson/etc wasn't available?" Weekend at Al's.

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I thought that he already did

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signing brooks and not drafting Leinart was beyond terrible, although Al Davis is old and Brooks is good for 1 awesome performance in 5 (the other 4 being terrible.)

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I am just happy as a Tecmo Super Bowl fan that there are now 3 players on NFL rosters who were featured in the legendary game.

I am sure JoA knows the other two.

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i saw this on the espn ticker at the bottom of the screen during the a's/sox game and it took me a while to register who jeff george was and then i was like "what the [censored]? didn't he retire like 5 years ago?"

if the raiders think this is going to help their team, they are in a lot of trouble...

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I never saw Jeff George's last game, but oh boy, did I hear about it.

I forget the teams, but somebody was blitzing the hell out of George, and he was getting hammered every play. His face was 100% fear. Bill Simmons still makes references to the Jeff George Face. He kept dropping snaps because he was on his heels, pulling away from the center before getting the ball. He was scared poop-less.

He was summarily benched, cut, and retired, all within a week, pretty much. Get the fork, he was D-U-N.

And this was 100 years ago.

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zomglolz @ the raiders

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This is awesome. He'll be starting by week 6, book it.

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Jeff George heels it up

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The Oakland Raiders are so worried about Aaron Brooks as their QB that they signed Jeff George (38) to be put on their roster. He has not played in an NFL game since 2001.

Personally, I am speechless. Maybe Doug Flutie can come out of retirement too.

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George always had an incredible arm, but was a completely immobile stiff. This move makes zero sense and I can't see why the Raiders couldn't come up with someone else to fill in the gap here. After watching Cliff Kingsbury play last year for the Jets (their 5th string quarterback) I guess there just aren't a ton of quality backups out there though.

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the chargers just released aj feeley. he's gotta be better than george, right?

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the chargers just released aj feeley. he's gotta be better than george, right?

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Feely can't THROW THE LONG BALL RAIDERS-STYLE, BABY!!!

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This is awesome. He'll be starting by week 6, book it.


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If my draft starts going bad on Saturday, I will pick up Jeff George for this very reason. I can't imagine a more fun guy to have on your team if your fantasy team completely blows.

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The humor here is that the over/under on his final QB rating this year has got to be right around 38 as well.

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Sweet. I hope the Raiders tank this season and get Brady Quinn.

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Sweet. I hope the Raiders tank this season and get Brady Quinn.

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This might be the first step.

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I am just happy as a Tecmo Super Bowl fan that there are now 3 players on NFL rosters who were featured in the legendary game.

I am sure JoA knows the other two.

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Brett Farve and Corey Dillon?

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I am just happy as a Tecmo Super Bowl fan that there are now 3 players on NFL rosters who were featured in the legendary game.

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Brett Farve and Corey Dillon?

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I'm thinking P Sean Landeta and K Morten Anderson, but I'm not sure if either of them have retired.

Corey Dillon is only 32 or something and I know that B. Favre came into the league one year after D. Bledsoe.

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On a side note, did anyone see Al Davis when he was inducting John Madden at the Hall of Fame? His mind was still sharp, but his body was quite frail, and he now uses a walker. The Al Davis area might be in its final run. If I were the Raiders, I would try to see if they could maybe get unhappy Billy Volek from the Tenn. Titans.

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Brett Farve and Corey Dillon?

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def not. last year ricky prohl was one but i think he retired.

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ugh...this is kind of embarrassing

I hate to see George go out this way

He is the best college quarterback I have ever seen in person (didn't see Peyton...sry). It's a shame this is going to further tarnish that image.

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ugh...this is kind of embarrassing

I hate to see George go out this way

He is the best college quarterback I have ever seen in person (didn't see Peyton...sry). It's a shame this is going to further tarnish that image.

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I don't get this. Whatever he does in Oakland couldn't look much worse than getting [censored] over by Schottenheimer and ran out of town. I don't see why coming back would be a bad thing either.

Most idiots already have a bad image about the guy anyway.

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I am just happy as a Tecmo Super Bowl fan that there are now 3 players on NFL rosters who were featured in the legendary game.

I am sure JoA knows the other two.

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Brett Farve and Corey Dillon?

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I'm thinking P Sean Landeta and K Morten Anderson, but I'm not sure if either of them have retired.

Corey Dillon is only 32 or something and I know that B. Favre came into the league one year after D. Bledsoe.

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Both of the players you mentioned have retired. With Deion Sanders' retirement, Jeff George is the last position player left and the only one in the AFC.

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You guy are looking at this all wrong. Even with 5 years of rust he is likely going to be better than Aaron Brooks.

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George was a backup for the Bears a couple of years ago
His last stint wasn't with Redskins

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I'm pretty sure the Raiders only did this so at least one media personality -- Jason Whitlock -- will proclaim them preseason Super Bowl favorites.

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This is awesome. He'll be starting by week 6, book it.


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If my draft starts going bad on Saturday, I will pick up Jeff George for this very reason. I can't imagine a more fun guy to have on your team if your fantasy team completely blows.

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This is exactly why I picked up Vinny Testaverde when he came gloriously out of retirement last year

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I am just happy as a Tecmo Super Bowl fan that there are now 3 players on NFL rosters who were featured in the legendary game.

I am sure JoA knows the other two.

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John Carney, Sean Landeta, Jeff Feagles?

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I am just happy as a Tecmo Super Bowl fan that there are now 3 players on NFL rosters who were featured in the legendary game.

I am sure JoA knows the other two.

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John Carney, Sean Landeta, Jeff Feagles?

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I don't believe Sean Landeta is still in the league - I think he finally hung up his one bar helmet at the end of last season - but Feagles and Carney is the correct answer.

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Don't hate on Jeff George. When the Bears signed him last year, I thought, "finally, this is probably the best Bears quarterback of the last five years."

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I don't believe Sean Landeta is still in the league - I think he finally hung up his one bar helmet at the end of last season - but Feagles and Carney is the correct answer.

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What about Junior Seau?

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Seau was definitely in TSB

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Raiders cut Jeff George
Well, that was quick.

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They'll probably re-sign him after week 1.

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Ah [censored] - good catch. Seau was in TSB - he was also surprisingly bad.

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Raiders cut Jeff George
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It is obvious Al Davis' brain is no longer with us.