Aqib Talib thinks Cam Newton is 'the most dangerous quarterback' in the NFL

Through three weeks of postseason play, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has been unstoppable. In two games, he's thrown three touchdown passes and ran for two. He's completing 70 percent of his passes and averaging nearly 10 yards per attempt. He has a quarterback rating of 113.4 and has also converted numerous first downs and big plays with his legs. He's only been picked off once.

Newton was spectacular all season -- it will be a shock if he's not named MVP -- but has been even better and even more dominant in the playoffs. His play has caught the attention of everyone, especially members of the Broncos team that he'll be facing in two weeks in Super Bowl 50.

"I've never seen anybody who is that size," Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib said Monday, via the Broncos' website. "You look like the typical NFL quarterback You can sit in the pocket and throw it, and then you can run, run wide out. You probably could play any position in the NFL that you wanted to. He's definitely a unique player. Like I said, he's probably the most dangerous quarterback in the NFL right now."

Talib is part of a unit that is coming off one of the most impressive defensive performances of the past few years, having held the explosive Patriots attack to just 18 points in Sunday's AFC Championship. More noteworthy were the 23 times they managed to hit Tom Brady and how they turned the future Hall of Famer into a panicky and skittish wreck. The Broncos were also No. 1 in defense this season, so if there is a unit that can slow down Newton and the Panthers' top scoring offense, it would be them.

On Monday, Denver's defenders were asked how playing an athletic quarterback like Newton might alter the way in which they rush the passer.

"I think it's the same type of pass rush," Broncos defensive end Ware said. "You can't rush timid because if you do that, he's one of those pocket quarterbacks that can get the ball deep down the field. You have to be able to get pressure on him, but you have to be decisive on how you're rushing."

Newton, who ran for 636 yards and 10 touchdowns during the regular season, will be the first true rushing quarterback the Broncos go up against this season, though they did face Alex Smith twice and Aaron Rodgers once. Smith ran for a total of 48 yards on nine carries in two games while Rodgers (two carries for 31 yards) found space on the two occasions he elected to take off -- but was mostly held in check.

Denver, however, was able to avoid playing Newton, as well as Russell Wilson and Tyrod Taylor, the league's top three rushing quarterbacks, all season. Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak acknowledged that having an extra week to prepare will be helpful.

"Coming off of last week for us defensively, going into this game will be very much a different type of look, so to speak," he said. "Yeah, we can use the extra time."

And if they plan on pulling off the Super Bowl 50 upset, they better use that time to come up with some sort of brilliant scheme.