Former NFL quarterback and current
NBC Sports analyst
Chris Simms said he still believes the former NFL MVP is still one of the best quarterbacks in football for my money.
“It’s not about the quarterback stats all the time, it’s the effect you have on the football game, Simms told
NBCSportsBoston.com. He’s a little bit of a force of nature that way and I think that sometimes gets swept under the rug. …
“Cam Newton still has got one of the greatest presence of all quarterbacks on the NFL field. He’s a great leader, he’s a great worker. … You have to get over the passing numbers at times, and I understand work needs to be done. He’s one of the best running quarterbacks in football still, and his skillset running the football is one of the things that made that not-very-talented offense somewhat of a threat in certain weeks and it certainly made them one of the best running offenses in football.”