The Tennessee Titans had their first training camp practice on Wednesday, and head coach Brian Callahan spoke with the media prior to hitting the field. He fielded many questions, but the focus is on the quarterback position. So what does Cam Ward need to do in training camp to make it successful?
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“For the quarterback position in general, it’s growth every day,” he said. “Especially for a young player. There’s a lot of things that I thought he handled really, really well in the spring. And it’s carrying over those things you’ve learned and applying them in a little bit more of an intense setting, and now we get a chance to actually play a little football, play against some different schemes. His development is going to be a daily process. There’s gonna be things that we have to correct every day; there’s gonna be things that he does really well every day, and we will try to continue those things.
“Every single day is going to be an opportunity for development for him, and I’m looking forward to it.”
With what we heard out of OTAs and minicamp this spring, Ward was already in the lead for the starting quarterback position. Will Levis’ decision to have season-ending shoulder surgery simply solidified that Ward will start in Week 1.
Part of what set Ward apart was his footwork, something Levis was working on this offseason. Callahan was asked about the importance of footwork during his press conference today.
“The feet are really everything when it comes to timing in the offense. Everything is tied to it. Is it a three-step drop, is it a five-step drop, is it an under-center play-action seven-step drop? Are you taking one hitch, two hitches? What is the route depth? What are the receivers’ steps? All of that stuff works together, and the way I’ve learned offensive football from a lot of really good coaches is that the success of the passing game depends on the timing and discipline of the receivers and the quarterback. And that’s ultimately what we’re trying to get done. Cam’s got great feet; he understands it, so just repping that over and over again to where it becomes second-nature.”
Ward continues to conduct himself in a professional manner both on and off the field. Sure, there’s always trash-talk, but it’s good-natured competition, and it’s what drives many of the players on the field. He has performed to expectations so far, and if all continues on this trajectory, he should be ready to go at the start of the season.
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