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All This debate about "Leadership/Intangibles" is pointless because there's currently no way to measure such qualities other than watching and following such individuals and seeing what you see-- then drawing an individual conclusion. The so-called "eye-test".
Guys like Winston and Manziel stand out because you see the command and involvement they have with the entire team/game-day process. They not only lead by having amazing football skill-sets but also you can see the focus, poise, and will-to-win each time they step on the field. Jameis was not just playing for the camera last week in Death Valley. That is his natural personality 24/7--- even last year on the road at NC State when we lost that game, he was the only player on the sideline screaming and routin on every single player on our team. A lot of guys didn't even know who he was and were like "look at this fool, he ain't even playing". Well they know now.
Watch Johnny Manziel on gameday, you see him slap 5 with every defensive player after they come off the field. That is his team and those guys play for him. I would venture to guess there are several players on TAMU and FSU that would not be playing at the level they are without the presence of these young, inspiring QBs.
So how do you measure a leader? .... I would say look at the players around him and see if they elevate their game around this person. Someone mentioned Tebow, and i totally agree with him being the same type of "rah-rah"(for lack of a better term) leader. You know when he is on the field, those boys are playing for him. Other than that I can't really see a way to measure it.
[COLOR=#red]I agree with a lot of what you wrote, but in a way you are contradicting yourself. The first paragraph makes an argument that it's pointless, yet you kind of show otherwise in the following paragraphs by giving examples of leadership and intangibles. [/COLOR]