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We saw a second consecutive day of Titans OTAs on Tuesday, and here are three big picture thoughts I took away from watching the session:<\/p>\n
Cam Ward struggles for second day in a row<\/p>\n
Tuesday was a lot like Monday for Cam Ward, in so far as I would describe it as a day of \u201cstruggle\u201d. Tuesday\u2019s session was more up-and-down, in fairness. QB1 finished his practice pretty strong with a handful of nice completions marching down the field. But in the middle of the practice, things were clunky.<\/p>\n
Down, then Up day from Cam Ward at Titans OTA practice<\/p>\n
\u2013 bad INT, a few off target throws, Barton batted ball, dropped INT by Kane, off timing\/spot with Wan\u2019Dale<\/p>\n
Then:
\u2013 assassin level sideline throw to Dike
\u2013 TD dot to Xavier Restrepo
\u2013 TD lob ball to Elic Ayomanor<\/p>\n
Finished\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/FSVGWSUzto<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 AtoZ Sports Nashville (@AtoZSports) June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n A couple of details I\u2019m unmoved by include an interception to Micah Robinson (vindicated from his recent bad luck guarding Carnell Tate!) and a batted ball. Those things happen in June, who cares. But some of his incompletions I find interesting.<\/p>\n Another Cam Ward INT today and I am pleased to report that CB Micah Robinson, of \u201ccovering Carnell Tate too much\u201d infamy, was on the other end of the turnover.<\/p>\n Pocket rolled right, throw from off balance, intended for Wan\u2019Dale Robinson in traffic.<\/p>\n \u2014 Easton Freeze (@eastonfreeze) June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n I wouldn\u2019t describe today\u2019s practice as inaccurate so much as I would describe it as, again, clunky. It doesn\u2019t read to me like these guys are on the same page as much as you\u2019d like them to be. Ward is throwing balls up field while the receiver is shallowing the route out more. Somebody appears to be wrong there. Ward is lofting to the boundary in man coverage routes up the sideline. Instead of working back to the ball through the defender, the receiver keeps separating up field and it\u2019s batted away. Somebody appears to be wrong there.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t all that surprising this time of year for a player in a new system with a lot of new teammates. Volatility is the enemy of progress. More on those ideas soon on atozsports.com.<\/p>\n Carnell Tate, Alontae Taylor, Cor\u2019Dale Flott, Jeffery Simmons all missing<\/p>\n Everybody and their mother is going to talk about Carnell Tate\u2019s absence from Tuesday\u2019s practice until we get any word from the team at Thursday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n Carnell Tate wasn\u2019t out at Titans practice today.<\/p>\n Since nobody on the team speaks until Thursday, we\u2019ll have 48 hours of speculation about it starting now.<\/p>\n His last play of Monday was the 50 yard touchdown pass from Cam Ward. Thought he may have taken a little ding on the\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Easton Freeze (@eastonfreeze) June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n His last play of the week was on Monday when he made a great contested snag over Micah Robinson 50 yards downfield from Cam Ward. It seemed like he may have gotten slightly banged up in the process, and his absence from Tuesday\u2019s practice was proof of that.<\/p>\n My understanding is that this is precautionary more than anything. We have more Titans practices on Thursday and then Mandatory Minicamp next week, and I expect to see him out there for most if not all of that.<\/p>\n Some other notable absences are by choice, though. Defensive super star Jeffery Simmons hasn\u2019t been out at voluntary practice yet, and neither have free agent starting CBs Alontae Taylor and Cor\u2019Dale Flott. They aren\u2019t required to be at practice until mandatory minicamp next week, but with a new coaching staff (and a new team, for two of them) it\u2019s disingenuous to say it\u2019s not a bad look.<\/p>\n I\u2019m basically never that guy, and I\u2019m really not being that guy here. I\u2019m sure they have a plan with their coaches, and they may very well be in the building already. But as the messenger who I kindly ask you do not shoot: this is the kind of thing with so much newness on a bad team that people will point back to if\/when things go wrong down the road.<\/p>\n WR KJ Osborne, CB Keydrain Calligan amongst early standouts<\/p>\n How about a couple of names who continue to catch my eye!<\/p>\n CB Keydrain Calligan is someone who I take mental note of at least once per practice right now. Aside from being on the all-name team, he continues to get his hands near or on the ball in team period. In a CB room with plenty of space for competition, he definitely seems to be helping himself.<\/p>\n Veteran WR KJ Osborne also continues to make plays. He reminds me narratively of how I was feeling\/talking about James Proche this time last year. The guy just keeps popping up! He\u2019ll be a fixture of the WR room debate in August.<\/p>\n A third player who I find interesting in terms of usage and versatility is FA tight end Daniel Bellinger. He keeps moving around the formation and making me say \u201chmm!\u201d It\u2019s safe to say he\u2019ll see the field plenty this fall.<\/p>\n \t\t\t Tennessee Titans News<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/USATSI_29086453-1-200x200.jpg\")
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