Position in the Spotlight: The Introduction

I'm introducing a new feature here at the times. Steve and I were talking about how various positions are always stocked with talented or popular players. Take the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, for example. Every city in the country has a position that the pay attention to the most, where incumbent people taking over that role are put under a greater degree of pressure, and for whatever reason, it seems that someone always comes through.
Over the course of the next few months, Steve and I will be examining 31 cities or regions across the country and evaluating which sports position has been the most historically significant for that city. Not only that, we want to make sure that the city still values that position above all. For example, during the 90s, the role of Vikings' receiver was quite important, however in the next decade, the role of receiver has been diminished, and the teams onus has been placed on running back.
So we'll be featuring two of these cities a week, generally going from smallest city to largest, and would love your input. We'll start later this week, with Steve taking a look at Buffalo. I'll be eying New Orleans next week. I hope you find this as interesting as we do!