Some may even see Cam Ward’s calmness as a detriment, however a Miami Hurricanes legend says it’s precisely what you need out of a quarterback.
Jonathan Vilma, who received a university soccer title with Miami in 2001, says Ward’s laidback demeanor on the sector exhibits he’s continually considering every thing via.
“The very first thing I seen, which was slightly off-putting to lots of people watching him, is how calm he was, proper?” mentioned Vilma, who went on to change into a star linebacker with the Jets and Saints. “They have been like, man, it appears to be like like nothing fazes him. And I like quarterbacks like that. You need somebody the place, all proper, he doesn’t present a number of emotion, that’s nice as a result of which means he’s considering proper? He’s considering the sport. He’s calm. He’s cool. He’s relaxed. Nothing goes to rattle him. So I like that he has that demeanor about him. The mindset is there.”
Ward is within the combine to be the No. 1 general decide within the draft. The Titans at present maintain that decide and will likely be analyzing him intently.
The Browns at No. 2 and the New York Giants at No. 3 might additionally use a proficient younger signal-caller to reboot their franchise.
Ward had a stellar season with Miami, however a lot of the draft is about projection.
Quarterbacks should have the ability to course of info extraordinarily rapidly on the NFL degree, and whereas Vilma says there will likely be a studying curve, Ward has the correct make-up to make the bounce and change into a star.
“He’s going to have to hurry up his psychological play clock slightly bit as all rookie quarterbacks should do once they get to the NFL,” Vilma mentioned. “However the perfect factor about him is that nothing appeared to rattle him. And if nothing’s going to rattle him, then he’s going to have a number of success within the NFL as a result of he has the arm, he has the mobility. It’s only a matter of staying cool, calm, studying the defenses and processing quicker, which I believe he’s going to do very effectively.”
