The praise for Tennessee Titans new quarterback Cam Ward keeps coming! ESPN's recently conducted a poll of decision makers in the NFL and the results agreed that drafting Ward was one of the best moves of the offseason.
As the offseason races by, OTAs and minicamp are already in the books. With just five weeks left until training camp, it is fair to assume that nearly every big move of the current NFL offseason has happened, barring one or two trades that could go down before the season starts.
Out of the hundreds of transactions that have happened between the end of last season and today, it should warm the hearts of Titans fans to see that NFL executives are praising the Titans for taking the plunge with Ward at No. 1 overall.
"'People had some questions about [Ward] coming into the process, and I feel like he did a good job answering them,' an AFC executive said. 'The Titans had far less doubts by the end of the process than they did to start."'
This goes back to what Chad Brinker, Mike Borgonzi, and Brian Callahan have said about their process of drafting Ward. When they describe the experience, they do it in a way that sounds like they were trying to give Ward chances to prove that he wasn't the guy, but after every challenge, the Titans found themselves more impressed with the young quarterback.
While Ward did a great job of conducting himself in every situation, the Titans also had a seemingly endless stream of positive interactions with family members, former coaches, and teammates.
Outside validation won't make the Ward pick better or worse, but usually, when the decision makers in the NFL consistently praise a team for a certain move, it turns out to be a smart one. With so many different voices in the NFL all trying to build teams in their unique way, it is rare to see such consensus.
There have been very few people who haven't praised the Titans for their selection of Ward. We also know that multiple teams were interested in drafting the Miami quarterback either through a trade with the Titans or with another team if the front office passed on him.
The Titans rebuild is a multi-year project, but between a successful draft class in 2024 and this 2025 class that looks positive so far, things are finally trending in the right direction for this franchise.