Cam Ward reacts to big Titans change ahead of fourth career start

Earlier within the week, Tennessee Titans
head coach Brian Callahan confirmed that he was handing play-calling duties to quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree forward of this coming Sunday’s matchup on the 0-3 Houston Texans.

On Wednesday, Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward addressed the change that occurred after solely his third profession regular-season begin. 

Does Cam Ward anticipate huge modifications with new play-caller? 

“I’ve an excellent relationship with him,” Ward mentioned about Hardegree, per Teresa M. Walker of the Related Press. “I meet with him on daily basis. He simply is aware of the place my thoughts is and the way I really feel area on the sector. I simply assume he’s going to be a great addition for us. …Us making this modification just isn’t going to make an enormous distinction on how we predict as an offense, how we as a constructing, we’re simply going to go play soccer.”

After all, Ward ideally grew comfy with Hardegree within the months after the Titans made the signal-caller the primary decide of the 2025 NFL Draft. It is also price noting that Ward will proceed working with Hardegree, Callahan and offensive coordinator Nick Holz behind the scenes till additional discover. 

That mentioned, Callahan clearly hopes issues enhance relating to the Tennessee offense with Hardegree calling performs. Based on ESPN stats, the 0-3 Titans started Thursday ranked thirty first within the league with a mean of 222.3 offensive yards gained per sport and twenty eighth with a mean of 17.0 factors scored per contest for the season. In the meantime, Professional Soccer Reference exhibits that Ward will enter Week 4 ranked final within the NFL amongst certified passers with a 19.8 adjusted QBR.

Cam Ward sticks up for Brian Callahan

Callahan was the topic of hot-seat rumors earlier than the Titans opened the marketing campaign with three straight losses and earlier than he relinquished his play-calling duties. On Wednesday, Ward went to bat for his head coach. 

“I believe the most important factor is that coach [Callahan] simply has a lot to take care of,” Ward added throughout his feedback, per Myles Simmons of Professional Soccer Speak. “And it’s most likely laborious for him to surrender play-calling — he’s top-of-the-line play-callers on the market. However he has a number of necessary selections to make for us to win video games. And I simply assume him giving that as much as Bo proper now, he thinks it’s finest for us, I believe it’s finest for us as nicely. So, no matter coach agrees with, I’m gonna go together with.”

As of Thursday morning, ESPN BET had the Titans as 7.5-point highway underdogs in opposition to the Texans. If Sunday’s sport turns into a laugher, Ward might expertise extra change throughout his debut professional marketing campaign sooner reasonably than later.