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QB Cam Ward, TEN (1 Viewer)

Sanjit T.
There is something truly special about Miami QB Cam Ward.

Watching the tape from today's Louisville game, just on the first drive, Ward created 3 HUGE plays that would be throwaways or check downs by most QBs. #NFLDraft
 
Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
"Cam Ward is the best quarterback this program has ever had... What I'm saying is I have never seen a quarterback be this much better than all the other quarterbacks who are playing football. He can score against anybody."

We react to Cam Ward's historic start as the University of Miami's quarterback.

WATCH: youtube.com/live/EMV2NZNfV…

Alain Poupart
As someone old enough to have seen (and covered) Vinny Testaverde, 100% with the idea of Cam Ward being the QB that UM has ever had. Dude is special. Combines the best traits of Testaverde and Ken Dorsey.
 
I watch him every week which totals 7 whole games as the starting QB for the Univ of Miami
Miami spent approx $1M to get him in the transfer portal, he was already pretty good at Wash St

'22 and '23 he totaled 7,000 yds passing, 48 TD passes vs 16 Int and also knocked in 13 rushing TD although he had virtually no rushing yds
This season in 7 games he's totaled 2,500+ passing already and 24 TD passes, he leads the country I believe in that stat
How good is he? I think he's better than Anthony Richardson was as the No 4 overall pick but I wouldn't put him in the same category as say Jayden Daniels
What he does have is a lot of game experience and he is going to arrive in the NFL ahead of some others IMHO

He has some things he needs to work on, mainly he takes chances that he shouldn't. Many times he looks like he's playing with children, some of that is lack of stiff competition
Miami's Defense STINKS! They don't really deserve to be 6th in the country and I understand why 1-loss SEC teams are ahead of the Canes
Make no mistake, no Ward and the Canes are at best 3-4/4-3 right now, that's the impact he has on this team. And it's why Miami will need to start buying their QBs
He is a hired gun, there's no doubt about it, Cam Ward picked Miami so he could go higher in the Draft, be on TV more often than Wash St and enjoy South Beach

He has a terrific arm and can make all the throws, good accuracy and he's run a little more since coming to Miami. I would not say he is a dual threat but he buys time in the pocket
Ward is a pocket passer and he can also "make plays" when he gets flushed which is encouraging. Cam Ward is the definition of a playmaker and he elevates those around him
Miami fans have been treated to what a real QB looks like, we haven't see a real NFL prospect at the position in quite some time
He must cut down on his turnovers before he enters the NFL, his first coach needs to roll tape of some of these high risk chances he takes and let him know that time is over
He is that much better than many of the players he competes against.
At times it feels like one of the Dads has come out of the house to throw the football around with the kids on the street, he toys with them
 
I think Cam Ward makes or breaks his stock in the ACC Championship game and/or the college football playoffs. The ACC does not have many tough defenses to face throughout the year. I expect Miami to roll most of their remaining games. Duke might be tough, and Syracuse is decent, but those aren't signature wins.

I think scouts need to see him play well against a top tier team to feel comfortable he is a Franchise QB talent.
 
So many words.
Do you watch him? Exciting every week

-Best Miami QB perhaps ever but definitely since Testeverde
Cam has a stronger arm and is more athletic than all of them with less talent around him
Miami is not likely to have multiple 1st Round draft picks

Better summary?
 
So many words.
Do you watch him? Exciting every week

-Best Miami QB perhaps ever but definitely since Testeverde
Cam has a stronger arm and is more athletic than all of them with less talent around him
Miami is not likely to have multiple 1st Round draft picks

Better summary?
I think the awkward punctuation makes it difficult to read? Almost like you're an AI bot.

He looks crazy calm to me. Like, too calm. But, the numbers don't lie. He's a smooth operator.
 
So many words.
Do you watch him? Exciting every week

-Best Miami QB perhaps ever but definitely since Testeverde
Cam has a stronger arm and is more athletic than all of them with less talent around him
Miami is not likely to have multiple 1st Round draft picks

Better summary?
I think the awkward punctuation makes it difficult to read? Almost like you're an AI bot.

He looks crazy calm to me. Like, too calm. But, the numbers don't lie. He's a smooth operator.
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I promise I'm not, it's just more like 2-3 straight takes/opinions based on what I've seen at the Univ of Miami since about 1980

-That calmness reminds me of Jacory Harris and he turned out to be terrible but Cam is much better IMHO
 
Jordan Reid
#Miami QB Cam Ward vs. Florida St.

FSU had one of the better coverage gameplans so far vs. Miami. Good mixture of Cov. 2 man and Cov. 1. Miami WRs/TEs struggled to win vs. man all game. They played the odds and forced Ward to be perfect with his placement against man coverage.

The most promising sign from Ward is that he didn’t get impatient and avoided the miraculous heroic throws outside the structure of the offense. Scrambled to run or simply threw it away when nothing was there. The run game was great and Miami leaned on that in this matchup.
 
He looks like a top pick, but we really need to see what he looks like vs quality defenses.

ACC football is pretty ugly.
 
If Penix is a top 10 pick, so is this guy.

I've watched all his games, and the accuracy and field vision is there. Never looks rushed, scans the field, works through his progressions (oh my god the processing speed is off the charts!!). There have been several instances where he has made pre-snap adjustments resulting in big plays, looks like he has been running this offense for a while.

The bonehead picks on dumb hero ball throws needs to stop, but I am less worried about that than the tendency Shedeur has to bail out backwards when the pocket gets messy. But both of them have separated themselves at the top of the draft, I think.
 
Todd McShay
I appreciate that Cam Ward, in this day and age in CFB, played at all. But I just can’t imagine starting any game with teammates, especially as a quarterback, and electing to pull myself out while my teammates are still trying to finish the job in a back-and-forth battle.

I’m a realist. I know the climate. I’m not even knocking Cam here. It’s just different.

Robert Griffin III
Same people criticizing Cam Ward for sitting out the 2nd half of the Pop Tarts Bowl, would be saying how dumb it was for him to play if he got hurt. He didn’t have to play AT ALL. Instead he gave us a half of jaw dropping plays. Stop villainizing these student athletes.
 
@scoutdnfl
Cam Ward has a ton of raw talent on film.

But he’ll need to be paired with the right coach to put it all together consistently in the NFL

This is a great anticipatory throw through a tight 2-man window…

It’s clear he has a natural ability to throw the football. He’ll need to get rid of a ton of lazy habits that he’s developed. Which is why you hope he can get paired with a good QB developer.

Perhaps Brian Daboll is the man for that job?
 
I hope I’m wrong about him, I’m just not seeing franchise QB here.
I think with many young QBs, who they land with to coach and support them at the next level will make the difference. Ward has enough physical tools to succeed, who supports him and what he has between the ears will determine his long term success. I agree on paper that he is not a given to succeed in comparison to other top QBs drafted in previous years. It will be interesting to see how what TEN does at the top of draft and QB being a top need.
 
Let's say Ward and Sanders fall to the Giants at #3, or just one, I'm thinking their best move would be to take BPA at #3, sign one of top veteran QBs, then draft a developmental QB at #34. The reason I say this is that you could have a situation where if neither the Titans and the Browns feel the top two QBs in this draft aren't worthy of those top two picks and the Giants may feel that way too. They took Nabetrs last year, and didn't get a shot at Daniels and Maye, so some may feel they might reach this year beause they didn't have a shot at those two, but they could feel that neither Ward or Sanders are anywhere near Daniels or Maye in value. That's why I say take BPA at #3, sign a veteran QB, and see if they can work with a developmental QB at #34. They could probably get someone like a Jaxon Dart or Jalen Milroe. Thoughts?
 
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Let's say Ward and Sanders fall to the Giants at #3, or just one, I'm thinking their best move would be to take BPA at #3, sign one of top veteran QBs, then draft a developmental QB at #34. The reason I say this is that you could have a situation where if neither the Titans and the Browns feel the top two QBs in this draft aren't worthy of those top two picks and the Giants may feel that way too. They took Nabetrs last year over Daniels and Maye and some may feel they might reach this year beause they passed on those two last year, but they could feel that neither Ward or Sanders are anywhere near Daniels or Maye in value. That's why I say take BPA at #3, sign a veteran QB, and see if they can work with a developmental QB at #34. They could probably get someone like a Jaxon Dart or Jalen Milroe. Thoughts?
Giants drafted six so they did not have a shot at Daniels/Maye without trading up. They did pass on Penix, McCarthy, and Nix however. I agree with your thoughts on this years strategy. You dig the hole deeper by reaching. That franchise is in a rough spot to turnaround as they have so many needs. Taking a young questionable QB early without a decent oline is a recipe for continued disaster.
 
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Let's say Ward and Sanders fall to the Giants at #3, or just one, I'm thinking their best move would be to take BPA at #3, sign one of top veteran QBs, then draft a developmental QB at #34. The reason I say this is that you could have a situation where if neither the Titans and the Browns feel the top two QBs in this draft aren't worthy of those top two picks and the Giants may feel that way too. They took Nabetrs last year over Daniels and Maye and some may feel they might reach this year beause they passed on those two last year, but they could feel that neither Ward or Sanders are anywhere near Daniels or Maye in value. That's why I say take BPA at #3, sign a veteran QB, and see if they can work with a developmental QB at #34. They could probably get someone like a Jaxon Dart or Jalen Milroe. Thoughts?
Giants drafted six so they did not have a shot at Daniels/Maye without trading up. They did pass on Penix, McCarthy, and Nix however. I agree with your thoughts on this years strategy. You did the hole deep by reaching. That franchise is in a rough spot to turnaround as they have so many needs. Taking a young questionable QB early without a decent oline is a recipe for continued disaster.
You are correct that the Giants didn't have a shot at Daniels or Maye last year when they took Nabers at #6. I didn't mean for that to confuse my post and cause its meaning to be lost, which the point is whether they think Ward or Sanders is worth the #3 pick, so I edited my post to remove the confusion. Thanks.
 
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