Cam Ward Makes Solid Start with the Titans vs. Buccaneers

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00:00you know, quietly, here's Cam Ward, the guy that actually, oh, I don't know, was the number one

00:06pick with Tennessee. And not a lot of people were talking about him. And quite honestly, Donnie,

00:12there wasn't a lot to talk about because it's not like they showed an awful lot with him. So,

00:19I mean, the numbers weren't over the top. They did a little more running. They did, I mean,

00:24he did, I think, go 11 plays, 65 yards, which was nice. Him and Calvin Ridley had a nice series

00:31together. But for the most part, it wasn't jumping off the screen. But like, why are we not paying

00:37attention to Cam Ward? It was kind of vanilla. Five of eight, 67 yards, no touchdowns,

00:43no interceptions, passer rating of an 89.1 here as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pounded the Titans 29 to

00:50seven. Get used to that probably as a final scorer. But he's got some weapons. He's got some wide

00:53receivers, got a couple running backs. We're expecting good things out of Cam Ward. Brandon

00:56Allen came in that game, six of 12. Tim Boyle still on NFL rosters, which is amazing here.

01:01Maybe Aaron Rodgers made a couple phone calls there. He was four of 13, which is interesting

01:05to watch Cam Ward, the number one overall pick, look fluid in the pocket. I do think he's going to

01:08have a pretty good season. Not indicated on how many wins the Titans are going to get,

01:12just how he looks in the pocket. That's all you should care about for the Titans. You take a look at

01:15Jackson Dart for the Giants here. How about this? 12 of 19 for a buck 54 and a touchdown. He made some

01:20really good throws against the Buffalo Bills. I liked what I saw at a Jackson Dart.

01:25Donnie, this was by far the most impressive start of any of the rookies for any team this week. And

01:33I'll tell you why. It's because you had, well, first you had Russell Wilson go out for like a

01:38series and then we're like, all right, can we not watch him anymore? But the Buffalo Bills at home

01:44made the decision that their starters, both defensively and offensively, were going to play in the first half.

01:50A lot. So these numbers you're seeing, 12 and 19, a buck 54 and a touchdown, 24 yards on the ground

01:57with his legs. That was all against the starters against the Buffalo Bills defense. So unlike a lot

02:03of these other guys that were going up against backups, those numbers and that performance came

02:08against the starters of Buffalo on the road. That was pretty darn impressive watching him under center.