The NFL's 10 Biggest One-Trick Ponies

There are plenty of players around the NFL who are making millions of dollars because of one skill they have that's better than most other players around the league.

Whether or not you believe these players are good, they have the talent to be game-changers every week, whether or not they end up doing so.

Some of these skills are overrated, and some may land a few players in Canton, Ohio in the Football Hall of Fame.  Some players may be at the back of the unemployment line in a few years if they aren't able to consistently produce with the one trick they bring to the field.

Tim Tebow

Whether or not you like Tim Tebow's antics off the field, he's 5-1 as the Denver Broncos starting quarterback since taking over those duties in Week 7.  He may not be able to pass, but he for damn sure can run.

Tebow makes a nice pass play here and there, but he doesn't make it look easy like he may have while playing college ball at the University of Florida.  But when Tebow decides to step up in the pocket and take off there's no one that can get in his way.

Devin Hester

Devin Hester is on his way to Canton solely because of what he's able to provide the Chicago Bears in the return game.  He has the most kick/punt returns in NFL history, and the 2011-12 season marks just his fifth year in the league.

Devin may not be much of a factor on offense, but he's a game-changer if and when the opposing team decides to kick to him. 

Hester hasn't had much of a problem doing his thing even with the new rule change that was implemented this summer moving kickoffs forward in order to prevent more injuries, thus creating more touchbacks.

Devin Hester, you are ridiculous!

DeSean Jackson

DeSean Jackson was much more exciting to watch in his first couple of years in the NFL as opposed to more recently.  Jackson has big play ability on offense and special teams, but you don't see him making those plays as often as he did when he first got into the league.

Jackson was able to catch the deep ball for a touchdown or run a reverse for a large gain or touchdown.  You don't see him do those things nearly as often as he was able to when he first began his career with the Philadelphia Eagles.

When Jackson does make the big play we know he's capable of he lets everybody know he did so, and often times he ends up earning a flag for taunting or something stupid bringing that play back, almost as if it never happened.

Torrey Smith

Torrey Smith is just a rookie with the Baltimore Ravens, but it's already apparent what he brings to the field.

The only way Smith will be effective in the Ravens' offense is if he can beat the defenders deep and catch a bomb for a touchdown.  But if Smith drops it, like he often does, or Ravens QB Joe Flacco overthrows him, he's ineffective.

That's been the story of Torrey Smith's rookie season in the NFL. 

Josh Cribbs

Josh Cribbs has lined up at running back and wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, but the only place he's a threat is in the return game.

Sure, Cribbs has a handful of receiving touchdowns throughout his career, but he's made the most noise on special teams.

It doesn't help that Cribbs has been on a bad Cleveland Browns football team his entire career, but the only time Cribbs finds himself on a highlight reel is when he takes a punt return to the crib.

Rex Grossman

Rex Grossman has found a way to make an NFL career, despite all of his turnovers throughout the years, by airing it out and throwing bombs for touchdowns every so often.

Rex can be known as the Rex Grossman he was on the Chicago Bears because of all of his costly turnovers, or he can be known as "Sexy Rexy" because of the Hail Mary passes he completes for touchdowns.

This technique can only take Grossman so far.  He'll be out of a job in due time.

Randall Cobb

Randall Cobb is just a rookie, but he's shown that he provides the Green Bay Packers with a Devin Hester-like threat on special teams.

Cobb doesn't bring much production to the Packers' offense, but he sure knows how to bring a kick back to the house.

Don't sleep on this guy.  He'll be making a lot of noise over the next few years with his play on special teams, as long as he can hold on to the ball.  Cobb has a case of the fumbles every so often.

Ted Ginn Jr.

Ted Ginn Jr. hasn't lived up to the hype since coming to the NFL that he had coming out of Ohio State University, but Ginn can provide a spark to the San Francisco 49ers on special teams with his kick return ability.

Ginn doesn't bring much to the 49ers' offense, but there's still time for him to develop and improve.  However, his ability on special teams is solid, but it's nothing like what Hester and Cobb do for their teams.

Consider Ginn a very poor man's Devin Hester.

LeGarrette Blount

LeGarrette Blount is a beast on the ground.  He can run over, or jump over, just about any defender that gets in his way.

As a running back, the one thing Blount lacks is that pass-catch ability. 

He's a great running back, but he doesn't have that extra threat that guys like Matt Forte and LeSean McCoy have out of the backfield.

If Blount has the ball you know he's going to be running and not catching it.

Brandon Jacobs

Brandon Jacobs is a similar running back to LeGarrette Blount, except he doesn't have nearly the amount of years left in his NFL career as Blount.

Jacobs is that ground and pound style running back, and very rarely will he pick up a huge gain by rushing.  He's a bulldozer and can pickup up small positive chunks of yards one carry at a time, but you can't expect him to bust a big play.