Tennessee Titans Cam Ward BREAKOUT is NOW, Xavier Restrepo Deserves More & Draft Pick Improvement
Cam Ward is having his rookie breakout moment and he looks like the quarterback that Tennessee Titans fans were hoping for. That and more on today’s edition of Locked on Titan. You are Locked on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, part of the Locked On Network, your team every day. Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Roland. Titans fans, today’s edition of the Locked on Titans podcast is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now, new customers can bet just $5. And if your bet wins, you’ll get $300 in bonus bets to use across the app. On today’s show, we’re going to talk about how Cam Ward is having his rookie breakout moment. The numbers show it, the tape shows it, and everyone around the NFL seems to be taking notice. Also, we’re going to talk about two rookies that really stood out to me on the tape from the game, and that’s Xavier Restrepo on offense, and then Marcus Harris on defense. Both those guys I thought had a great game, particularly Marcus Harris, who we have to discuss. Also, I got to tell you why the Tennessee Titans draft situation got even better on Sunday. And I’m not even talking about the Tennessee Titans game. Before we get into all of that, do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans your first listen each and every day. Remember, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round, always for free. Make sure that you get subscribed, stay subscribed. It’s your team every day here on the Locked On Titans podcast. Speaking of everyday, shout out to my everydayers out there. Tune in Monday through Friday. The Tennessee Titans are about to have an exciting finish to the season and we have a head coaching search right after that. Make sure that you stay locked in with the Locked on Titans podcast. Get subscribed. Stay subscribed. Again, it’s your team every day. With that being said, Cam Ward is having a breakout moment here, folks. We are seeing it. We talked about it last week. what we saw on tape, the way that he was not only making highlevel throws, taking advantage of the playmaking, but he was being more mobile, using his legs more often to move the chains, the simple, boring quarterbacking plays that he was being able to make with consistency. Very encouraging. And we got another addition of that, and I would say an even better edition of that from Cam Ward against the Seattle Seahawks. And again, he does it against the Houston Texans. follows that back up with a game against the Seattle Seahawks, two of the best defenses in the entire NFL. And then you look at what these defenses were able to do against their previous opponents, what Seattle did against the Los Angeles Rams, what Houston did against Josh Allen. And you’re like, “Wow, that makes what Cam Ward was able to do even more impressive.” And look, I don’t like to be beholdened to the stats, to the analytics. I rely on the tape and the tape backs up the stats of what you see the last two weeks. Cam Ward fourth in QBR in the NFL this week. Pretty impressive. Fourth in pro football focus grade at the quarterback position out of 27 qualified quarterbacks. And not only that, but last week in QBR, Cam Ward was 10th. So, we’re talking about back-to back weeks where Cam Ward is a top 10 quarterback performance in the NFL. And think about the circumstances with Cam Ward is doing that. looking like a a a I don’t want to say looking like a top 10 quarterback, but having top 10 quarterback performances on the week with the cast of wide receivers, Van Jefferson as his wide receiver one with the offensive line allowing four to five sacks a game, the starting center out, the starting left tackle now out, the first round right tackle struggling mightily. One good offensive lineman on the Titans, it’s Peter Scaransky. That’s it this year. It’s the only offensive lineman that’s actually been good. Everybody else has been at minimum okay. His top three target getters are two rookies in DK and Helm and then an undrafted free agent and James Proche and Van Jefferson and Mason Kinsey with no running game whatsoever. Cam Ward backto-back weeks. That’s what makes this even more insane. In these last two weeks where Cam Ward has had his rookie breakout moment, he has been the leading rusher for the team. And it’s not like Cam Ward is a Lamar Jackson, Jaylen Herz, Josh Allen type where they’re obvious runners who you can use in design run situations. Cam Ward ain’t running quarterback power and quarterback counter and all these different things. That’s not his style of play. So, the fact that Cam Ward is throwing to who he’s throwing to behind the line that he’s behind with the run game that doesn’t exist where he’s leading the team in rushing just on three or four scrambles. To be in that sort of environment with the coaching that he’s getting and going through the tape, I’m making notes on the good Cam Ward plays that I like and the things I’m seeing. And I’m also making notes on why are these two wide receivers right next to each other? Why is this wide receiver not coming out of a break until after Cam Ward has hit his back foot of his drop? Why are things not timed up? Why are things not spaced out correctly? Why are we running up the gut on fourth and one with Julius Chestnut? I’m asking questions and taking notes. And I’m like, what Cam Ward has done the last couple of weeks since the buy has been impressive on its own. When you take the bucket of context and you dump it on, it’s even more impressive. And the thing is, back-to-back weeks, 65% completion percentage, no interceptions, back-to-back weeks, he had no turnover worthy plays in this game against the Seattle Seahawks, a team that has been really good at forcing turnovers. You look at his shot chart, like you know, in basketball, they have a shot chart that shows where all your shots came from and the ones you make. You look at the shot chart for Cam Ward, where his throws are going. Ethical hoops, dotting it all over the screen, left, right, middle, deep, short, intermediate, everywhere, spreading it around, taking what the defense is giving him. And again, I call it a rookie breakout moment because Cam Ward, I wouldn’t say that Cam Ward is breaking out like he’s going to be a superstar because usually when you’re having a breakout, you’re turning into a Pro Bowl, allp prolevel player, turning into an elite level player, something like that. You’re breaking out. But I think you can have gradual breakouts. You can break from one level to the next. And I think Cam Ward sensed the buy over the last two weeks against two of the best defenses in the NFL. He has played his best games, completed his most number of passes, had a bunch of drop backs, made plays, did the boring stuff well. He has checked every single box. And I think he’s gone up a level from the first version of Cam Ward, the start of his rookie career, tough, difficult circumstances, him not playing his best football at times, admittedly, and I’ve been honest about that, too. we are breaking through to the next level of development for Cam Ward right now. Whereas, oh, this is a good starting quarterback in the NFL. Like, this guy is a good player. He’s making a difference. He’s elevating his teammates. He’s making plays. He’s getting the Titans down the field in situations they would not have gotten down the field without him. We are We are breaking out into the next level of Cam Ward as a player is what we’re seeing happen right now. breaking through to the other side. And again, the entire NFL is taking notice. Whether it be, you know, the big- time national analysts who actually know what they’re talking about, you know, like a guy like Dan Orlovski who actually breaks down tape and study stuff. You talk about, you know, some of the Twitter national level experts, some of the film guys from different um, you know, what do I want to call it? Websites and media ventures and things like that they cover. And you know, when you’re a fan in the modern NFL era, being online and and seeing the analysis and how people represent your team is part of the struggle. It’s part of the experience is how your players are discussed and how they’re respected and how people see them. And the fact that I’m actually pretty shocked about it. The fact that throughout this season, most people who cover the NFL nationally have been able to look at Cam Ward’s tape and say, “Wow, what Cam Ward’s doing on tape is pretty good. The situation he is he’s in is pretty bad.” And those same people who were accurately analyzing Cam Ward’s performance early in the season are also now seeing, “Oh, wow. This guy’s gone to a different level.” It’s some of the stuff that you saw from Caleb Williams in year one. some of the stuff you saw from Drake May in year one where the coaching is not good, the characters around them, although Caleb Williams had a much better situation than Drake May or Cam Ward as a rookie. But the point is, and I talked about it last week, some of these young quarterbacks, these rookie quarterbacks, think about Cam Ward, think about Bryce Young, Caleb Williams, Trevor Lawrence, Joe Burrow, the previous number one overall picks. Think about other guys like Drake May. They didn’t have excellent first seasons, but you could see the flashes and you could see that they needed more help around them. And once there those players got more help around them, now their teams are thriving and leading their divisions. So, we’re seeing Cam Ward break through to the next level of player that he’s going to be right now. And again, it’s satisfying not only as a fan for me to see Cam Ward do it, but to see Cam Ward be recognized for the play that he’s putting up there in the environment that he’s in. Very satisfying as a fan. And you know what else was very satisfying as a fan? Watching Xavier Rostrepo get an opportunity and make some plays. And you know what? You were right. The Titans were wrong. Xavier Restreo should have been playing all along and he should get more opportunities going forward. do want to let you guys know that today’s episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook. Look, the NBA is back and there’s no better place to get in on the action than FanDuel, the official sports betting partner of the NBA. 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But now I want to recognize some other rookies who played very very well in the game against the Seattle Seahawks and Xavier Restreo and Marcus Harris. Before we dive in, thanks again for making Locked on Titans your first listen and thank you for making the Locked on Podcast Network the number one sports podcast network. But Xavier Restrepo, I found it very very interesting that according to Pro Football Focus, he was the second best offensive player for the Titans in the game. 71.3 offensive grade against second best, only second to Cam Ward, who was the highest graded offensive player on the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, 78.7. But Xavier Estreo had 19 snaps in the game. 15 of those were on pass plays and he was second in the NFL or second in the NFL second on the Titans in separation score only behind Chica Conqua. He had six targets, caught two of them. I know that you would love for that to be better, but a couple of them were tough situations. Like the one should have been a penalty where he got hit in the head. That was a personal foul hit against a defensive defenseless receiver. Should have been a first down for the Titans. Also, the play in the back of the end zone. He could have pulled up short, stopped, jumped, caught it. Maybe he could have made a better play on that ball. But we saw the instant chemistry with him and Cam Ward. We saw the quick throw on the outside to get it to him. like the way that the Tennessee Titans were using him. Crosser across the middle of the field that took two guys attention on the fourth and one that or fourth and two that went to Gunner Helm. He got open. He was there. He made plays and and Mike McCoy, Titans head coach, said that, you know, he had a good performance. There were a couple of routes where, you know, he could have run a better route out of the 15 that he got to run, what have you. could have done could have done a little bit better this and that, but that’s what a coach is going to say and he should say. A coach should never should go out there and say, “Yeah, he played a perfect game. He was awesome. Nothing he can get better at.” Because that’s never going to be the case. But again, the fact that Restrepo looked like he belonged out there. He got separation against NFL quarterbacks on multiple plays. the deep crosser that I talked about on the fourth and two on the the seven route that they threw to him in the back of the end zone. Like he didn’t look devastatingly slow out there or something like he didn’t even belong on the field and he already got more opportunities than Mason Kinsey. Kinsey only had eight snaps on offense if I recall correctly. Xavier Restrepo got 19. So, the coaching staff is already admitting, hey, he’s a better receiver than Mason Kinsey is. And he had one special team snap. One special team snap. And like I told you guys last week, like I’ve been saying the entire season since the summer playing other players like James Procha or Mason Kinsey over Xavier Restrepo because what? They’re better on kick coverage. They could be a backup punt returner. They’re better gunners on punt coverage team. You’re putting the cart before the horse. You’re overvaluing the thing that doesn’t matter as much as the other thing. Xavier Restrepo and what he can bring as a wide receiver is infinitely more important than what Mason Kinsey can bring as a special teamer. What are we talking about? So, the fact that Xavier Restrepo came in elevated off the practice squad, immediately gets more opportunities as a wide receiver, immediately gets targets, immediately gets open, immediately contributes to the team. That’s what we’ve been saying all along. That’s what Titans fans have been saying. And again, I go back to what I said yesterday. No one has said that he’s going to save the season and he’s going to overall change the way the Tennessee Titans operate on offense. and it’s gonna he’s going to turn into an allp pro player who is blah blah blah. No, what we saw from Restrepo on Sunday is what Tennessee Titans fans expected. Small contribution that’s better than what the Titans would get from Tyler Lockett or again Mason Kinsey. Like it’s not like the Tennessee Titans have a great group of wide receivers that makes sense for Xavier Restrepo to not get opportunities ahead of them. That’s not the case. This is a terrible wide receiver group and all the young players should get all the opportunities and that includes uh maybe the guy that had great chemistry with Cam Ward when they were in college together and went for over a thousand yards. Again, sometimes it just seems like NFL teams and the Titans can overthink things. They can overdo it. They can big brain 200 IQ these things. Oh well, special teams is too important. What are we talking about? So to see Restrepo get out there and look, it’s limited snaps. It’s limited opportunity. He didn’t set the world on fire, but he did exactly what Titans fans have have thought that he could do. He did that exactly. And if you give him more opportunities, and the Tennessee Titans must give him more opportunities going forward. If the Tennessee Titans give him more opportunities, he is going to continue to give you production. Is he going to be a wide receiver one, a wide receiver two, even a wide receiver three? Probably not. But he can be your utility wide receiver for a guy that could play on passing downs in the slot and rotate in for you. The Titans will still need a star alpha number one wide receiver. They still need to add probably two wide receivers in the draft, but we all along thought Restrepo could be just a solid contributor as a utility wide receiver, and that’s exactly what he looked like. He didn’t look like a guy who didn’t belong on the field. He shouldn’t even be out there. He wouldn’t be in the NFL if not for Cam Ward. He didn’t look like that. And that’s all we’ve been saying all along. That’s all we’ve been saying. Now, I do want to move to the defensive side of the ball where Marcus Harris, Marcus Harris, the Titans rookie cornerback out of the sixth round, finally gets full opportunity to be the starting slot quarterback. And what does he do? Posts the highest, by far the highest best defensive grade per pro football focus of any Titan. 89. An 89 grade on Pro Football Focus means you were elite in that game. You were elite. Marcus Harris was targeted three times. He gave up zero catches. He had a pass breakup that almost was a pick six. And I think year two Marcus Harris, year three Marcus Harris, that is a pick six. He had a pressure on a blitz. He blitzed twice, got a pressure on one that caused an incompletion. had two tackles on the day, got involved in run defense, 30 total defensive snaps for Marcus Harris. He was fantastic in the game. Absolutely fantastic. And think about the ramifications of a Marcus Harris stepping up and turning into a building block player. And we talked about this last week of how important it would be. But if Marcus Harris can be the Tennessee Titans starting slot cornerback next year, if that is a position they don’t have to worry about, because right now, right now the Tennessee Titans have to worry about all three starting quarterback positions. They don’t have a starting quarterback in any spot right now. But if Marcus Harris as a sixthround rookie can turn into the Titans starting slot corner and through the last couple of games when he’s gotten the opportunity to do that. He’s been good. He was good last week. He was great this week. Great. And you go back to Mike Boronzi trading away Jarvis Brownley Jr. who is a slot quarterback. He played outside for the Titans, but if they would have kept Jarvis Brownley Jr. and let Roger McCreary go in free agency, Jarvis Brownley Jr. would have been the slot quarterback. So, trading Jarvis Brownley Jr., trading Roger McCreary, both slot cornerbacks in their nature, looks even better when Jarvis Brownley Jr. keeps getting bad penalties every single week for the Jets, but looks better if you have an answer in Marcus Harris who could be a really good slot corner. It’s early. It’s just a couple of games. It’s just 30 reps against a really good team, the Seattle Seahawks. But Marcus Harris was sticky in man coverage, sitting in the right spots in the zone. There was a play where Sam Darnold’s rolling out in the red zone and Marcus Harris is guarding his guy, guarding his guy, guarding his guy. rolls out with Sam Darnold, prevents him from running, guards his guy, it turns into an incompletion. There’s a play in the red zone where he’s in zone, he’s looking, he’s looking, he mirrors Sam Darnold again and then makes a break on a ball carrier and knocks a ball away uh that would have been a touchdown. Like he was moving and remember 43 speed from Marcus Harris. This is a guy with great speed, good ball skills, he’s feisty. I think we got a building block, folks. I think with Rashreppo and Harris, the Titans are finally giving opportunities to guys who can be good utility players for the Titans going forward. And again, I think Marcus Harris can be the Tennessee Titans starting slot cornerback in 2026 and beyond. And if they have an answer at quarterback, that’s one of three open spots they needed an answer at, that would be a great development going forward. But you know what else is a great development going forward? The Tennessee Titans draft picks looking even even better as Draymond Jones did the Titans a big favor when he was playing with the Ravens on Sunday. Today’s show is brought to you by our friends over there at Pelaton. Look folks, it’s time to break through the busiest time of the year with a brand new Pelaton cross trainining tread plus that’s powered by Pelaton IQ. It’s Pelaton’s most elevated technology and equipment yet that gives you real-time guidance and it gives you endless ways to move. Whether you want to work out by yourself or if you want to work out with your favorite instructor like my personal favorite, Alex Tousant, he always gets me fired up to tackle the day. And the thing I like about Pelaton, it helps me achieve more in less times. 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The film situation has been very strange early in the week. So, I’m working on everything. A little behind on all that. Appreciate you guys support uh in the delay, but the Tennessee Titans draft pick continues to get better and better and better and better. The Browns won against the Raiders. They got three wins. So now instead of having five other teams or five or six teams with two wins, there’s only five. the Giants, the Saints, the Jets, the Raiders, the Commanders. I think the Commanders are gonna get another win because Jaden Daniels is going to come back this year. So, I think the Commanders doing and the Commanders are just a a scrappier team with good coaching. It’s been a down season for him, but I don’t think the Commanders are going to be a real threat to the Titans number one overall pick. Now, the problem is the other four teams are the Raiders and the Jets, the Saints and the Giants. That is four teams right there that are absolutely miserable. They’re absolutely miserable. Now, you look at those teams schedules going forward, I think that there is a chance that they get some wins and some of these teams play each other. for example, in the second to last week of the season, the Giants and the Raiders play. So, that’s going to do it right there. Now, remember, the Titans play the Saints in the second to last week of the season as well. So, you know, that’s going to be a very important game to watch, the Titans against the Browns. But the Browns got that win, so they moved up to three. So, in theory, the Titans could beat the Browns. they would only go to two wins. They would still be ahead of the Browns, but it’s everybody else that you got to worry about. Now, in even more good news, the Saints play the Jets. So, the Raiders and Jets play, the Saints and the Jets play. That gives the Titans a great opportunity for one of those teams to move forward, to move ahead. You know what I mean? What I hope happens here, what I hope happens here, I hope all of these teams get another win and get to three and the Titans can get another win on the year. I’d like to see them get one more win and still keep the number one overall pick. Cuz here’s the problem, guys. Here’s the issue. The Titans have the hardest strength of schedule in the entire NFL. literally the entire NFL. And when you’re talking about the number one overall pick in the draft, the tiebreaker of both teams have the same record, it isn’t head-tohead. It isn’t, oh, I lost to you, so it’s strength of schedule. Because in theory, if you have as many losses as someone else, but they played a tougher schedule, they’re a better team than you. Because they have as many losses as you, but they played harder teams. You had just as many losses, but you played worse teams. So strength of schedule is the number one tiebreaker for draft pick. And again, the Titans have the strongest schedule in the entire NFL. Most difficult. So if they have the same amount of losses as another team, they’re going to get jumped. Like if the Titans had two wins right now, if they would have won that game against Seattle, for example, the Titans would drop all the way to the seventh pick in the draft instead of the first because strength of schedule. It’s a disaster. So, every win that these teams can get ahead of the Titans, absolutely critical. Absolutely critical. So, the Browns winning this week. Very helpful to the Tennessee Titans. But again, that is not the most helpful thing that happened. Well, it probably is because the first pick is much more important than a day three pick. But remember, the Tennessee Titans made a conditional trade with the Baltimore Ravens that if the Ravens make the playoffs and Draymond Jones has two sacks, the Titans fifth round pick they got from the Ravens becomes a fourth round pick. And Draymond Jones had one and a half sacks on Sunday against who did the the Jets. The Ravens played the Jets, right? Yeah. Draymond Jones had one and a half sacks in that game. Massive. The Ravens won. The Steelers lost. The Ravens are now leading the AFC North at six and five. I mean, we’re a half a sack away and the Ravens staying in first place from that fifth becoming a fourth. What a great great trade by Mike Borghazi. What a great trade. And speaking of those draft picks, speaking of Cam Ward breaking out, Restrepo and Harris being building blocks for the future on tomorrow’s show, what I’m going to do is I’m going to take a look at that future. I’m going to talk about what the Titans ideal future looks like this off season and beyond. What it could all, you know, turn into for the Titans in the next couple of years because I got to tell you, I woke up feeling very optimistic about what we could see from the Titans over the next few seasons. But with that being said, that is going to do it for today’s edition. As always, I am your host, Tyler Roland, and this was Locked on Titans.
The Tennessee Titans have not had a good season, but seeing the performance of Cam Ward over the last few weeks has the fanbase as hopeful as it has been all year. Rightfully so, as Ward has taken big steps forward and continues to show signs he is a franchise quarterback every week. Helping him in Week 12 was running mate Xavier Restrepo, who didn’t set the world on fire, but did exactly what folks expected he would do and that means he deserves more opportunities going forward. On defense, rookie cornerback Marcus Harris had a fantastic performance and is looking like someone who should be penciled in for a starting role in the slot in 2026. Finally, the Titans draft positioning got some help on Sunday when former Titan Dre’Mont Jones picked up one and a half of the two sacks required to advance the Ravens traded pick into the fourth round. Not only that, but the Cleveland Browns won a game moving one more competitor up in the race for the first overall pick.
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47 comments
How about not being furious with the performance this week 🎉
Every dayer!! Maybe things are slowing down for Cameron. He has done nothing but face top tier defenses since the jump..that's why they threw the playbook at him in training camp. This is the trajectory we were hoping for!!!
I could see wanting an UDFA receiver to be a dedicated ST guy but when the ST is performing the way they have this year then there’s no reason not to have X as a dedicated receiver especially when the core has been struggling
Restrepo saves the season for entertainment value alone. If it blossoms into something more exciting then I'm definitely here for that. But, if you're tanking the season at least sell some more merch by playing a fan favorite that is deserving in the first place. No brainer really.
He's cooking for sure
I still can’t believe it took them the whole first half of the season to elevate X. He should be the offenses Arden Key. Plug him in in certain packages and let him and Cam work bro it’s not rocket science. Reminds me of a Vrabel type of decision with rookies.
I've said it for the longest. With a better coaching staff, just the rookies on this team Alone win at least 5 games
Long arms
Every dayer here Titan UP 🎉
Titans need to just hire us as the coaching staff
And btw. I want carnell tate. Every ohio state wide receiver seems to hit, so the odds are in our favor with that
Let us see how superman can run the ball
titan up
I also think the #1 pick this year whoever trades for it will give up a record amount of picks for it especially if Mendoza keeps playing at a Heisman level
Seahawks fan here, was 'very' impressed by Ward and his ability to keep his head. He looked like a keeper . Now time to build up his line and give him weapons.
XR needs to be a 3-down player for Cam Ward. XR is the key to unlock the potential of the offense. This was the most exciting loss of the season for the Titan Tank. 1st overall 2026 draft pick is still in play.
More X , hopefully they keep him up
Titans vs Saints is our Super Bowl.
If you followed cam career you’ll see at every faze he’s gets better with time
Its crazy as fans and former high school/ college player ball players ,we see players worth more than coaches. Some players play better than they practice, you can't measure a gamers practice play , game tape should be the gane time factor.
Titan Up!
Erry Dayer and 👍🏼#100 today
Had a dream that the Jaguars will be going to the Super Bowl? My money will be going on the Jaguars when they hit the playoffs.
Mike McCoy titans looking good. Every game should be ready for next year.
I love the progression of cam. I cant wait to see him getting faster in the offense. Currently hes getting in huddles late in the game taking to long and it kills time on the game clock. But it's not like we are to the playoffs so I love how hes learning the basics. Take what the defense is giving him. Hes growing more and more. Now the biggest thing is…. consistency! Can cam be consistent?? Or is this a flash in the pan? I need to see two to three more games to see if this is for real. Cant be too excited yet Tyler ..but currently it's nice to see progression
Im arguing with people in the comments for saying Xavier Restrepo won't be Wes Welker and they think I'M crazy lol
He's fine. He doesn’t look out of place on an NFL field and thats great. Can we calm down though
They couldnt activate Restrepo when it was going to hinder Dike's development and snap count. With Ridley and Locket out of the picture, getting him reps is a no brainer.
Cam will play badly the whole game and have one good throw, and now he's starting to look good 😆 😭
Anybody with eyes and half a brain could see Cam had been developing inspite of the disfunction surrounding him but there was a loud minority screaming that he was a bust after a handful of games.
I had commented a few games into the season when everyone was so down on him that he was going to make them eat their words and I stand by that statement.
He is so calm and collected, combined with his off platform play making ability that it was obvious to me early on that he was going to figure it out as the year went on, even with this substandard roster holding him down.
Before the draft I was in the camp of trading down and taking Abdul Carter (bullet dodged there) but Cam quickly won me over and I believe he has everything that it takes to be a game changer at the QB position, provided the Titans get him some roster help and some decent coaching.
Keep it up Tyler! Everyday'er here…can you discuss a few things on the coaching front
– Mike McCoy > Brian Callahan…Cam seems way more prepared for each game….anything you notice since Mike has taken over?
– Special Teams has been so much better on return and coverage than years past…Chim is Nasty…but they seem to know what they are doing when tehy aren't running out Joey Slye for 60 yarders. Does Bones Fassel stay in Nashville regardless of next head coach?
– Mike McCarthy being the number 1 option of available coaches – does he keep Bones?
– Are Titans more attractive than the Giants?
– Any other coaches on the hot seat you think may shake free? Or want to come to the titans. I've been hoping for a SF or GB meltdown where they fire Shanahan / LeFleur but that seems less and less likely by the week…bc they are good coaches and have their teams winning games. Mike Tomlin seems to be losing his touch on the modern game, but he's exciting as a CEO type to me…would be be better than McCarthy? Titans love hiring Mike's so seems like either will be our next coach (Vrable, Munchak, McCoy, Mularky)..
Whats funny is Restrepo played 1 game in a limited roll,looked great and actually helped the team. While Lockett on the other hand had 7 games and only had a total of 70 yards total while playing all game every game. Restrepo should of been playing since day 1, this just shows how incompetent the Titans are when it comes to talent evaluation and why the Titans roster is in the state it is today.
Cam playing good to finish out the season is huge for the Titans coaching search!
Jusr came to say its the most cringe thing imaginable having your own jersey framed lmao
Why are the Beat reporters telling me that the draft position is not important and that Cam getting W is far more important than
Do you think it is possible by the end of the season that we think we hit on every single draft pick?
You would honestly think there is some sort of huge incentive for teams if they draft a QB early and he fails right away by the way many so called fans turn on him right away (it's not just the Titans it's most of the NFL). Seriously had Cam not played the way he has the last 2 games any bust talk would have been idiotic already. It's like theyre hoping to see him fail and I don't get how if you're a fan of the team that you would want that. I mean were now 11 games into his career and annoyingly those loudmouths whining about him I imagine it took them more than 11 work days to get accustomed and learn how to work the cash register at their fast food job. A major reason for some QB failures is they don't put in the time and effort. They have coasted through highschool and college as the best player on the field and think they can do the same in the pros. That is not Cam he may have dominated lower levels but he by no means thinks he can coast like that in the NFL. When you're young QB shows he is the leader immediately and is the first one in the training facilities everyday at 6 am studying you can rest assured if success long term eludes him it wont be because he didn't put in the time. Seriously people were calling for his head 10 games in and it's insane. The last time I checked there is a reason the team picking 1st is picking 1st, they were the worst team last year. Add in the receivers he has to work with what he is doing is beyond impressive. Everyone mentions the o-line but to me the run game is what hurts him the most. He has no rush attack from his running backs to help loosen the defenses. It's hard enough being a rookie QB let alone one where the defense knows they don't have to sellout to protect against the run. A rookie shouldn't be needed to be the best player on offense immediately out of the gate yet that's where the Titans are. The people talking that shit are just giving the game away. They show they have clearly not been watching much of the games and just check the stats after. Anyone watching would know considering what is stacked against him with a coaching staff that appears to be purposefully making things as hard on him as possible him shining through is amazing. At least now after this week those morons will shut up if only for a little while. I sure hope the ridiculous QB Competition with Levis talk is over. If anyone thinks Levis is anywhere near Ward's level they are as stupid as the Titans playcalling. It's not a coincidence the first time the Titans showed any success running is when Cam is able to show out, the sad part is it took him being the leading rusher to do so. They have got to get him more help.
One more thing we will see about next years draft but so far it's been a breath of fresh air to see what a competent GM can do with draft picks for once. Usually the Titans draft and if were lucky 1-2 are hits. The new GM in his first draft with the Titans so far has hit on damn near every single pick. So that is what a remotely well run front office looks like…
tyler u the man, but your delusional 😂 cam didnt do anything
Ravens have a 71 percent to make the
Playoffs.
I was at the game and the frustration was mostly the penalties. 10 penalties – we must be leading the leaugue, right? it is just another obstacle for Ward.
oh, and one more thing – while watching the game, I was thinking, why doesn't the coaching staff make it easier – 3rd and long or 2nd and long – you never roll the pocket – it's always a drop back over center pocket. ward is contantly having to get out of that pocket. why not roll the pocket so the defense can't just crash the over center pocket? I"m not talking about roll out; but a rolling pocket so the entire field is still open.
such an indictment on the scheduling process – how can the last place team from previous year have the toughest schedule. – they need to use Vegas odds when scheduling this stuff.
Xavier Restrepo can 100% be a WR2 and possibly 1. Imagine if he had full reps and got a chance to really warm up. Just look at the college film even without Cam Ward. He carried that UM team.
Restrepo is Cam’s guy. Period.
Proche played pretty well too
I'm looking at all these NFL loosing teams and what I've come to realize is the fans are more often right than these awful NFL coaches and Managers.
Not to pick, but when Harris was picked you weren't really happy with the pick. Not just you. but what was missed to let him drop so far?
we need a RB n WR out this draft