NASHVILLE — Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward has thrown some very nice passes in his first full week of NFL training camp.
Now, with the team in full pads on back-to-back days, there have been interceptions, tipped balls and dropped passes. Or as the rookie graded the offense’s performance in practice right now: “Very mid.”
The No. 1 pick of this year’s draft said Wednesday it all starts with him.
“I just don’t think we’re at where we need to be,” said Ward, a Heisman Trophy contender last fall in his fifth college season and lone year with the Miami Hurricanes. “But we’ve got a little bit of time. So every day we get better as a whole.”
Ward and the Titans have a week to work on improving and cleaning up their mistakes before a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Aug. 7 in Florida. Ward was picked off three times Tuesday, then had a ball tipped by linebacker Cody Barton and intercepted by cornerback Roger McCreary on Wednesday.