The Buffalo Bills and Marv Levy must have had some sort of faith in him to use him as one, even if it was sparingly and he wasnt nearly as effective or good as Taysom but he was used as a "utility player" whether we agree he was a terrible one.
Using a person a handful of times out of necessity doesnt make them a utility player.
The Patriots have had Randy Moss and Edleman play DB a handful of times, you wouldn't describe them as a "uitility player." JJ Watt has lined up at tight end a few times, he's not a utility player. Mike Vrable has 10 TD receptions as a TE, Bink Saunders has lined up at Full back.
THESE ARE NOT UTILITY PLAYERS.
This is a weird hill :sneaky: to die on.
Steve Tasker WAS NOT a utility player anymore than Michael Lewis was a Utility player.