two of a kind

[swami jr]

In the NFL, it seems there is often two types of players at a given position:

QB:
Pocket QB:

examples now:
Peyton Manning
Drew Bledsoe
Tom Brady

historic examples:
Johny Unitas
Jim Kelly
Dan Marino

examples in the draft:
Eli Manning
Ben Roethlesburger
Philip Rivers
Matt Shaub

Scrambling QB:
examples now:
Dante Culpepper
Donovan McNabb
Jake Plummer

historic examples:
Fran Tarkenton
Randal Cunningham
John Elway

exapmles in the draft:
Josh Harris
Ell Roberson
JP Lossman

FB:
Receiving/Running FB:
examples now:
Larry Centers
Tony Richardson
Mike Alstot

historic examples:
Larry Czonka?
Craig Hayward

exapmle in draft:
Thomas Tapeh

Blocking FB:
examples now:
Sam Gash
Lorenzo Neal
Henderson - GB's guy that isn't Davenport

hisotric examples:
no clue, but they were there
Refrigerator Perry sort of

HB:
North-South runners:
examples now:
Jamal Lewis
Eddie George
Stephen Davis

historic examples:
Jim Brown
Eric Dickerson
Terrell Davis

examples in draft:
Stephen Jackson
Chris Perry
Micheal Turner

East-West runners:
examples now:
Clinton Portis
Preist Holmes
LaDanion Tomlinson

historic examples:
Walter Payton
Barry Sanders
Emmit Smith

examples in draft:
Quincy Wilson
Juluis Jones
Mewelde Moore

WR:
big physical:
examples now:
Terrell Owens
Anquan Bolden
Rod Smith

historic examples:
Herman Moore
Michael Irvin
Chris Carter

examples in draft:
Mike Williams
Reggie Williams
Earnest Wilford
Michael Clayton

small quick:
examples now:
Marvin Harrsion
Torry Holt
Laverneous Coles

historic examples:
Lynn Swan
Fred Blitnikoff
Andre Reed

examples in draft:
Lee Evans
Derek Abney
Tom Crowder

TE
reciever:
examples now:
Shannon Sharpe
Tony Gonzolez
Todd Heap

historic examples:
Ozzie Newsome
Kellen Winslow

examples in draft:
Kellen Winslow jr
Ben Troupe
Kris Wilson

blocker:
examples now:
Mark Breuner
Mike Seidman

historic examples
no clue

examples in draft:
Ben Hartsock
Jeff Dugan

Getting sick of this format...here's the rest:

OT
right tackle vs. left tackle

OG
athletic undersized vs. giant mauler

C
tactician vs. athlete

DT
one gap vs. two gap

DE
Bull rush vs. speed rush

OLB
big blitzer vs. athletic coverman

ILB
Strong tackler vs. sideline to sideline

CB
Ricky Manning jr. vs. Ty Law

FS
Run support vs. center fielder

SS
linebacker vs. coverman


Mostly it's the big and strong vs. small and quick. Just a thought as to what type of player at a position a team may be looking for.

Also look for exceptions to the rules i.e. Jerry Rice fits as both types of WRs. Even Moulds does. Dewane Roberston and Richard Seymore fit as both types of DTs, Ray Lewis fits as both LBs, Edgerrin James fits in both HBs, Brian Dawkins fits as all four saftey types, Ogden and Pace are both types of OT, and so on and so forth.