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 gained a university soccer title with Miami in 2001, says Ward’s laidback demeanor on the sphere exhibits he’s always pondering the whole lot by way of.
“The very first thing I seen, which was a bit off-putting to lots of people watching him, is how calm he was, proper?” mentioned Vilma, who went on to turn out to be a star linebacker with the Jets and Saints. “They have been like, man, it appears to be like like nothing fazes him. And I really 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 meaning 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 general decide within the draft. The Titans presently maintain that decide and shall be analyzing him carefully.
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 shall be a studying curve, Ward has the appropriate make-up to make the leap and turn out to be a star.
“He’s going to have to hurry up his psychological play clock a bit bit as all rookie quarterbacks must do after 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 nicely.”
