Cam Newton made many people angry last week by referring to Tua Tagovailoa, Dak Prescott and Brock Purdy as game managers. He also took it a step further by labeling Tom Brady as one.
I’m not here to completely defend Newton—he does know what he’s talking about as a former league MVP—but he’s not wrong when he mentioned that being called a game manager is not a slight to quarterbacks.
There’s nothing wrong with protecting the football and efficiently running the scheme and plays called on the field. Those are attributes that are needed to become a successful quarterback in the NFL. Elite skills won’t get a quarterback far if they can’t be trusted to protect the ball or make the right reads.
