We don’t know what Cam Ward is yet. Stop. Read that again. This morning, driving in, listening to sports radio here in Nashville, pretty much every call about the Tennessee Titans was a declaration on what Ward is or isn’t. I said it on Twitter/X earlier, and I will say it here again: anyone who has already made up their mind on Ward doesn’t know ball.
Things are so bad around him that it is impossible to make a judgment on him at this point. Think about it this way, a lot of yesterday afternoon was
spent debating whether Mason Kinsey or Ward was at fault for the incompletion yesterday. Mason Kinsey. Paul Kuharsky talked about Kinsey on his postgame show last night:
It’s an organizational failure that Kinsey is seeing meaningful snaps in a real-life NFL game, and with Calvin Ridley out for the year and Chimere Dike injured, Kinsey is probably going to see even more meaningful snaps down the stretch. That makes Ward’s life really tough.
With all of that being said, are there concerns we have seen that are purely on Ward? Absolutely. His footwork is still a disaster at times. That has affected his accuracy on far too many throws. He also throws sidearm from the pocket far too often, which leads to some passes being deflected at the line.
The bottom line is, Ward is going to get at least three years to prove whether or not he can be a franchise quarterback. He is going to get a chance to work with the new coaching staff to improve on the areas that are deficient in his game, and hopefully, Mike Borgonzi is going to add some playmakers to the roster so that we don’t ever have to talk about Mason Kinsey again.
