Oftentimes, in the NFL or with college football quarterbacks, you’ll hear people refer to these quarterbacks as “game-managers.” It often is used as a euphemism for quarterbacks who don’t make a lot of spectacular plays with their arms or legs. In some cases, there’s nothing “remarkable” about their games in almost no single ways.

This player is simply one who is good at managing a game and making very few mistakes. It’s often given to players as “not-a-superstar” label. Though, that’s not always the case, in fact, there are players who are or were labeled “game-managers” that manage to have great steady careers and make their paths right into the Hall of Fame.

By nature of the game, it would most likely going be point guards who fall into this category. Though, any player who is responsible for running the team’s or facilitating. Still, this player isn’t going to be appearing in too many highlight reels.

With that being said, they’d be the opposite of a player who scores 20-25+ ppg, easily and can get quite a few assists, yet their teams are often nothing beyond mediocre or average. A player that is pretty fun to watch and can sell tickets, even though their teams struggle to reach the playoffs or not make it all. If they do, they’re often first round cannon-fodder to a much better team.

In almost any given way, this player would be on the opposite of that. - a player who doesn’t post gaudy numbers nor a lot of plays for highlight reels, but their teams typically improve when they are running things. Often, it’s because this player doesn’t turn the ball over, make questionable decisions, doesn’t take bad shots, and manages to keep their team in most games. At their best , they can make a playoff team out of a mediocre team or turn an average playoff team or borderline contender into a viable challenger for a championship.