Simms' 2026 QB Countdown: Cam Ward
Cam Ward falls at No. 23 on Chris Simms' 2026 Quarterback Countdown, as the former No. 1 overall pick looks for a breakout year with the Tennessee Titans.
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You brought up that there's a couple guys coming up that have the most variance on this list.
Totally.
I think number 23, Cam Ward, fits that bill to a T. Totally.
Totally.
I, you know, again, I, I wouldn't be shocked if we got done with the year and I went, "Ah, you know, I messed up.
I should've made Cam Ward like 12 or 14," right?
But it's still just a little too raw for me to just throw that out there in a projection right now.
Now, I love the talent, I love the arm, I love the quick release.
A little bit about what we just talked about with Geno.
Too many throws where you go, "Wait, why are you trying to fit it in there and do that?"
Too many times maybe looking for more, where you just go, "Wait, in the play, it was a five-yard completion.
You should've just hit it and throw it," but instead we kind of move in the pocket and look to make a bigger play down the field.
Being on a bad team.
That, and being on a bad team.
Yeah.
And then that, that's where it's tough in this, is because you don't always You know, the quarterback tries to do too much at times, and this would, this would hold true with Cam Ward.
A little bit like we just talked with Geno.
There's a, too many plays of holding the ball too long and trying to make something happen where you just go, "No, throw it away.
Just play second and 10."
Now you, you held the ball and maybe you threw an interception or you took a sack and now it's second and 16, and now you guys are screwed, right?
So there's that aspect.
I do think, you know, again, I love the arm.
He can really spin it.
It's quick as hell release, and he can He's got an explosive arm to make game-changing type throws.
I do think there's two, though.
His mechanics at times get a little wacky.
You know, he does He's got such a great hand-eye to just kind of flick it and do that stuff- Yeah that to me, he relies on it a little too much.
Like, there's some plays where I just go, there's a few like just five-yard out routes.
It's like, you know, the guys that run an option route, the slot receiver goes up, he runs a little jig and throws it five.
You know, he's so casual and he's so gifted at times where he just kind of slings it over there and you're like, "Hey, you, I know, I know you are gifted.
You still gotta get your body in position at times.
You can't always just wing it and try to do it with your hand-eye," right?
And I think within that too, you see some missed throws at time, where I just wanna go, "Hey, don't try to be too cool or slick with it yet."
Right.
"Just be a robot for now, and the cool and slick part will come," right?
And I think that's kind of where, you know, he can, can improve in that area.
Well, the supporting cast is gonna be cal- it's just gonna be so much different.
Yes.
In the best way.
Mm-hmm.
I mean, this is a team that Chig Okonkwo was their receiving yard, yards leader last year with 560.
Yeah.
He's not even on the team anymore.
That says a lot, exactly right.
It says a lot.
You draft Carnell Tate in the top five.
Yep.
You go out and pay Wan'Dale Robinson.
Yeah.
You hope some of the young receivers on the team make a leap in year two.
Totally.
And Brian Daboll- Brian Daboll is probably the biggest addition of all.
Exactly right.
I mean, he's got a real quarterback guy that's gonna be able to be in the fight with him.
We know that.
Daboll's got a great way, I think especially as an offensive coordinator.
I think his way as an offensive coordinator is different than it is as a head coach.
And yeah, so there, there's potential here.
There's no doubt about it.
What hurts too, and maybe why I didn't even make him a little higher, is just that he, he can't do much this off-season either.
He's missing time right now with a shoulder injury.
You know, they're hoping he's gonna be good and ready to go by training camp, but you know, as I
