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 school soccer title with Miami in 2001, says Ward’s laidback demeanor on the sector reveals he’s consistently pondering every thing 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 grow to be a star linebacker with the Jets and Saints. “They had been like, man, it seems 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 choose within the draft. The Titans at present 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 gifted 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 be capable to course of data extraordinarily rapidly on the NFL degree, and whereas Vilma says there will probably be a studying curve, Ward has the suitable make-up to make the soar and grow 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 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 properly.”
