Some might 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 gained a university soccer title with Miami in 2001, says Ward’s laidback demeanor on the sector exhibits he’s consistently pondering every thing by way of.
“The very first thing I observed, which was a bit off-putting to lots of people watching him, is how calm he was, proper?” stated Vilma, who went on to develop into a star linebacker with the Jets and Saints. “They had been like, man, it appears like nothing fazes him. And I really like quarterbacks like that. You need somebody the place, all proper, he doesn’t present lots of emotion, that’s nice as a result of which means he’s pondering proper? He’s pondering the sport. He’s calm. He’s cool. He’s relaxed. Nothing goes to rattle him. So I really like that he has that demeanor about him. The mindset is there.”
Ward is within the combine to be the No. 1 total choose within the draft. The Titans at the moment maintain that choose and will probably 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 probably be a studying curve, Ward has the best make-up to make the bounce and develop into a star.
“He’s going to have to hurry up his psychological play clock a bit bit as all rookie quarterbacks should do after they get to the NFL,” Vilma stated. “However the most effective factor about him is that nothing appeared to rattle him. And if nothing’s going to rattle him, then he’s going to have lots 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 sooner, which I believe he’s going to do very properly.”
