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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
The problem is people confuse elite guys as being high yardage guys.
Game managers burn more clock, keep the defense fresh, and are terrific at third down efficiency. I hate, hate, hate how this term has become a catch all for terrible qbs who play behind great defenses. Eli Manning and big Ben are at their best when they manage games, as long as we stop with the silly idea that great qbs prefer shootouts.
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I don't know about that one necessarily. Well, yes and no.
I see two of the more elite qbs, Brees and Brady, this year utilize more of the run games to control the game.
I think the game is evolving as it always does. Its cyclical like that.
It went through a crazy passing stage, now its centering more back to a balance type.
Don't believe me?
Look at the opposite ends of the spectrum of the two teams that are in the super bowl.
Russell Wilson is the premiere Game Manager in the league right now.
Matter of fact, the two qbs that were in the NFCCG are both Game Managers. In that, I don't really truly believe that they have the talent around them that if they have to REALLY come back down from 14+ that they can do it.
Tom Brady was in the same situation this year.
I think that a game manager as a negative term, is incorrect.
I call what Brees, and Brady this year, being game Dictators.
They dictate the pace of the game.
Where as someone like Aaron Rodgers, and Peyton Manning, are an all out assault force.
Alex Smith is trying to find his balance in that. I think he is becoming far more of a dictator than just a game manager type though.