By By Michael Wilbon

Monday, August 5, 2002

If an old NFL coach had pulled a Rip Van Winkle in the late 1950s, he'd wake up today and barely recognize the game. From the safety to the center, players have gotten stronger, faster, more athletic -- and the boundaries of race have disappeared. That is, at every position except one: quarterback. It's as if that position was cast in stone, from Johnny U. to Bradshaw to Montana to Aikman. He's tall, stands straight up, throws from the pocket -- and looks like John Wayne (or Robert Redford). H ...

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