NFL ranks starting QBs: Where is Titans’ Cam Ward?

Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward was given a tricky task this season, and he dealt with it with class, composure, and professionalism. There have been many occasions it might have been acceptable for him to lose his cool, to name out numerous gamers or coaches, or a minimum of categorical some anger. He did categorical some frustration, however took the blame on himself.

The top of the common season brings a interval the place we assess how the season went, and the NFL not too long ago ranked the beginning quarterbacks for all 32 groups. They have been grouped into 5 tiers, with the likes of Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts within the first tier. Cam Ward fell into the fifth tier, rating twenty fifth total.

Cam Ward’s rookie season was typical of a first-year signal-caller taking part in with a solid that wants extra reinforcements. He confirmed some improbable creativity as an improvisational artist, constructed a gradual rapport with fellow rookies Chimere Dike and Elic Ayomanor, was good for a couple of wonderful highlights and has loads of room to develop.

By way of 17 video games, Ward accomplished 59.8% of his passes for 3,169 yards and 15 touchdowns. He additionally rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, whereas throwing seven interceptions and fumbling the ball 11 occasions. However he wasn’t the worst within the league, and that is optimistic. There are 5 quarterbacks ranked under him within the fifth tier (Geno Smith, Tua Tagovialoa, Jayden Daniels, Michael Penix Jr., J.J. McCarthy), and there are two quarterbacks hanging out in Tier 6 (Shedeur Sanders, Justin Fields).

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Ward positively has room for progress and improvement, which is why discovering the appropriate head coach and offensive coordinator is such an enormous deal. He has the potential to be an elite quarterback, however it’ll take the appropriate mixture of coaches, and it’ll take a while.

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