Let's pass that tinfoil pipe:

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.

(Exhale...cough...cough....)

Maybe it makes sense. ( A little?) The reality is, the Patriots are one of those teams whose success isn't necessarily predicated on how well the quarterback does. No, Matt Casell can't dawdle in the pocket and chuck balls into the turf all the time, but if the Patriots are as good as advertised, getting a warm body behind center who can run the offense through Randy will suffice and not completely torpedo their season. If Casell doesn't work out, though, well...why not Jeff George? Actually, why not my mom? Or why not these little flute-playing goblins that have jumped into my lap?

(cough...cough...cough..)
Advice to Bill Belichick: Sign Jeff George [KC Star]

You think we're joking, but we're not.

"I follow the teams that I think need quarterbacks," George said. "I look around the league at the quarterbacks, and I wonder why I'm still not playing."

George didn't begrudge the Vikings' quarterbacks, noting that he doesn't know anything about Tarvaris Jackson. But he said he knows the Vikings are "banged up" at the position. Jackson missed Sunday's start because of a broken finger, and Holcomb, who started in Jackson's place, suffered a neck injury that could sideline him for two weeks. The Vikings would be an ideal fit, George said, because of his familiarity with the offense.

Oh, Jason Whitlock, where are you? We would like to take this moment to talk to Vikings management: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make this happen. It is your destiny.

Could it happen? Oh, it could happen (settle down, Whitlock). George made a call to the Falcons, and the Falcons were at least open to listening to him beg for a while. The report comes from ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli (under the Insider umbrella, sorry) and while Len likes the idea himself (who doesn't?), he does describe the possibility of George rejoining the Falcons as a "long shot."

But the possibility of any team heading into the 2007 season with a depth chart that includes Michael Vick and Jeff George is just too much to ignore. Unless Todd Marinovich is also interested, the Falcons couldn't possibly make their depth chart any more interesting.

We're off to Seattle, by George [Page 2]
George has Georgia on his mind [ESPN Insider]

I'd like to be upset about the release of Jeff George, but he's already given us more joy than we ever had a right to expect. And don't shed any tears for him. According to this, his comeback attempt may not be dead, and it may just be a procedural move so the Raiders don't have to guarantee his salary. But even if that doesn't work out, he can still look forward to the warm and loving embrace of Jayson Whitlock.

The biggest surprise, perhaps, was the Green Bay dumped their number two running back, Najeh Davenport. He might be the most talented guy on the entire list of cuts, and it's difficult to believe that he'll be out of work for very long. It occurs to me that a certain Super Bowl team in Pittsburgh could be in the market for a big back.

And of course, there's our main man Marcus Vick, who couldn't quite hold on to his roster spot with the Dolphins. If there's a sudden spike in the Miami crime rate, you'll know why.

Notes: Running backs Dayne, Suggs, Davenport cut; Dolphins release Vick [USA Today]

Yes, the mulleted one has returned — as you always knew he would — and is set to be the fourth-string quarterback for the Raiders this season. However, the ad did say that there was "room for advancement." When you consider that the three men above him are Aaron Brooks, Andrew Walter and Marques Tuiasosopo ... well, you know never know.

Never mind that the last time George, 38, threw a pass was five years ago. Never mind that when he was signed, he was coaching his son's fourth-grade flag football team (where he has installed the run-n-shoot). This is the quarterback who was cut by the Redskins after two games in 2001. (He was briefly with the Bears a couple of years ago, but didn't make it in a game.) Jeff George! We're psyched. And before you blame us for being Illinois homers, we don't really consider George an Illini quarterback the way we do Jack Trudeau, Tony Eason and Kurt Kittner: George was a mercenary transfer.

Jeff George throwing touchdowns to Randy Moss. Jeez, what more do people WANT from football?

Raiders Sign Quarterback Jeff George [SF Gate]

(UPDATE: By the way, Jason Whitlock is obviously very happy.