The Jacksonville Jaguars will play the Tennessee Titans this Sunday, and their head coach has nothing but good things to say about Cam Ward.
The Tennessee Titans have completely committed to building around Cam Ward. In the lead up to the trade deadline, the team has traded away key pieces like Jeffery Simmons and Amani Hooker for draft capital. However, not everyone is sold on the young quarterback.
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Ward has endured a difficult start to his NFL career, going 4-21 as a starter across his first 25 games while throwing for 4,652 yards, 21 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He has failed to truly stamp his authority on games, and made crucial mistakes. But now, a rival is sticking up for him.
Liam Coen claims Cam Ward is ‘hitting his stride’, asks people to not be impatient with the QB
Jaguars HC Liam Coen has the team looking like a potential Super Bowl contender this season. They are led by Trevor Lawrence, another No. 1 overall pick who took some time to start balling at the NFL level. Perhaps it is from this experience that the head coach has decided to show Ward some support.
Speaking ahead of their Sunday clash, Coen candidly professed his belief that the Titans star is starting to find his feet and will get better at his job.
“He just threw for 300, you know, and you can see that he’s just getting more and more comfortable, right? It’s a new system,” Coen said. “I mean, there’s just so many times where we’re a little impatient with these things and I think that they’re having a good moment of staying the course and saying, this is what we’re going to continue to evolve to…
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“Cam’s looking more and more comfortable. He is. He’s spitting the ball. They’re taking some shots when necessary to get the ball down the field and we know he can create, right? Like we know he can create on his own, he can extend plays. He’s creative in and out of the pocket with arm angles and he can run. So, I think he’s probably hitting a stride right now.”
This is high praise, especially coming from a rival coach. The Titans will be hoping that the Jaguars coach is right about this. Robert Saleh himself has backed Ward unequivocally, too. With this kind of support within the league, it remains to be seen if Ward can eventually live up to the expectations.
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