{"id":65812,"date":"2025-08-13T19:24:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/65812\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T19:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:24:07","slug":"rookie-cameron-ward-says-titans-can-have-top-10-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/65812\/","title":{"rendered":"Rookie Cameron Ward says Titans can have top-10 offense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755113047_238_davenport_turron.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Turron DavenportAug 14, 2025, 05:02 AM<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a>Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN since 2018. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored\/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show &#8220;Talking with TD.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. &#8212; Quarterback <a data-player-guid=\"9f4e87b5-5da8-38c0-9951-e3496b55b3c8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4688380\/cameron-ward\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cameron Ward<\/a> doesn&#8217;t pull punches when he talks about the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"0a0aea59-9a5e-01b3-57a3-0151cf4bf393\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ten\/tennessee-titans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>&#8216; offense, saying Wednesday that he believes it can be a top-10 unit in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we honestly have the ability to be a top-10 offense,&#8221; Ward said after a joint practice with the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"49fd392a-86fe-4df3-1b77-9bbfa18b2ad5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/atl\/atlanta-falcons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> on Wednesday. &#8220;It&#8217;s on every guy in that huddle, including myself, bringing that right mindset every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45934825\/titans-rookie-qb-cameron-ward-leads-td-drive-debut\" class=\"img-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755113047_833_r1529822_568x568_1-1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45945984\/ceilings-floors-all-32-nfl-teams-2025-win-loss-record-x-factors\" class=\"img-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755113047_417_r1531235_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<p>Saying the offense can be among the league&#8217;s best is a bold statement, considering last year&#8217;s group finished 27th, averaging only 18.3 points per game. Ward himself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45860959\/struggling-titans-offense-very-mid-right-now-says-qb-cam-ward\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">called the Titans&#8217; offense &#8220;mid&#8221;<\/a> after a bad practice last month.<\/p>\n<p>Ward and the offense rebounded from a subpar Tuesday practice on Wednesday. The offense relied mostly on the short passing game to move the ball, but Ward&#8217;s attempt to throw the ball away during a move-the-ball period didn&#8217;t get out of bounds and was intercepted by Falcons cornerback <a data-player-guid=\"4524d8e0-21ae-4993-8729-891738af1f4b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4401823\/dee-alford\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dee Alford<\/a>, ending the day for the first-team offense.<\/p>\n<p>Titans coach Brian Callahan said there will be ebbs and flows with a rookie quarterback so it&#8217;s important to remain even-keeled throughout the process. Ward&#8217;s confidence wasn&#8217;t shaken and he remains convinced his offense will excel this season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all believe it,&#8221; Ward said. &#8220;The whole receiver corps, I tell those guys they&#8217;re the best. We&#8217;ve gotta always have confidence in each other. At the end of the day, no matter what goes on, we&#8217;ve gotta have that confidence that we will make the play.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Turron DavenportAug 14, 2025, 05:02 AM CloseTurron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN since 2018. 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