Game manager. What is that exactly?

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Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz

I may be wrong, but I feel like "game manager" and "franchise quarterback" are terms that weren't used until maybe a couple years ago?

We had discussions like this on the old Star board 15 years ago.

A game manager is a guy that plays within the system, depends on having superior talent around him, and generally plays not to lose rather than plays to win.

Game managers often win a lot of games in the regular season but can't get it done in the playoffs when the risk/reward relationship goes up.

Think Andy Dalton or Matt Ryan.

The flip side are guys that seem to play their best when nothing is going right. They can seemingly take the entire team on their back and get it done even when the hole they're in might have been caused directly by them.

Think Andrew Luck vs. the Chiefs 3 weeks ago.