[Bmore Irish]

I've always thought of game manager as a style descriptor; more about how you play as opposed to what your skill level is. I think this whole discussion tends to reveal the differences in how people define "game manager" more than anything.

I will never view Flacco, Cutler, or Eli Manning as game managers, because they all are more than willing to take chances throwing the ball down field or into coverage. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn't, but that won't deter them. They will take chances to try and steal the big play that could be the difference.

I believe Matt Ryan was being referred to as captain check down" a lot in the past. That's just another way of calling someone a game manager. Alex Smith is the perfect example of this. That guy has talent and athletic ability, but he just won't take the risks.

Really, I view it as more of a sliding scale, with "gun slinger" being the other end of the spectrum. You've got Brett Favre, Trent Dilfer, and everything in between.