At 6'6" Anderson was not the prototypical quarterback.

Moreover, Montana had to overcome the conventional wisdom of those days that the prototypical pro quarterback stood 6 feet 4 and featured a high release point on his throw, the better to clear the arms of tall defensive linemen.

He is the prototypical quarterback, an 18-year-old who can throw a football 85 yards and run a 4.6 in the 40.

Smith has the size of a prototypical quarterback (6-4), but he lacks Rodgers's arm strength.

If Manning, with a record 49 touchdown passes this season, is the prototypical quarterback - big arm, classic technique, clinical mind - Plummer is the contrast.

I think what you'd be left with is a guy who looks more like a prototypical quarterback, but would still have major issues with throwing accuracy, and he wouldn't be a spectacular runner, either.

At 6 feet 2 and 215 pounds, he is smaller than the prototypical quarterback.

Once billed as the prototypical quarterback for a new era, a prodigy who would surely lead the Hurricanes back to national prominence, Kelly won the starting position at Miami as a sophomore in 1999.