Cam Ward shows unique leadership in response to offensive line criticism

A few days after the Broncos sacked him six times in a 20–12 Titans loss, QB Cam Ward defended his offensive line and refused to pin Tennessee’s struggles on teammates.

"Nobody gonna be perfect. I want y’all to get up there and try to block one of them big boys on the D-line. It ain’t that easy. Me and the O-line, we good. ... I take full responsibility."

Cam Ward

The leadership theme carried over from when Ward was asked about drops from his receivers earlier in the week.

"I am never going to get on those guys for dropping a ball. I'm going to throw a pick at some point in the season — bad plays are going to happen. The biggest thing is we got to get back to the huddle. We got to always have a next-play mentality. So, you know, I'm not really too worried about that. Them boys gonna catch the ball. I don't need none of that crazy stuff. I know what type of receivers I got. They know who they are in this locker room. We going to turn things around."

Cam Ward

These are just the latest examples that have come out of either Titans training camp or on-field performance from Ward that looks good for him. Slowly, but surely, the national media is starting to take notice and realize why he was so successful at Miami.

Ward finished 12 of 28 for 112 yards with no TDs, no INTs and one lost fumble, all while Tennessee committed 13 penalties for 131 yards. Denver’s front consistently won and the Broncos were able to survive four offensive turnovers. Ward faced pressure on more than half of his dropbacks, with Denver generating most of it using four-man rush. Tennessee hosts the Rams in Week 2 and will hope to support their rookie QB more.