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re: How long before Cam ward is officially a bust?

Posted on 9/15/26 at 8:40 pm to
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
22774 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 8:40 pm to
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League never gave up on Darnold.

I suspect this will be the way for most first round QBs. Get drafted to shitty organization, stink it up for a few years, then go to another 1-2 teams and see if “they” can figure it out as teams look for the next Darnold or Baker
Posted by Crimson
Member since Jan 2013
1969 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 8:46 pm to
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a Jeff Fisher-type season


As a Titans fan I’d love one of these. Four straight losing seasons and another on the way.
Posted by BHTiger
Charleston
Member since Dec 2017
9947 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 8:48 pm to
Has he had ANY coaching so far?

Titans are like the Jets or Cleveland Brownish
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
56064 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 1:12 am to
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The problem most 1st round QBs have is the teams that draft them,they are bad.Its usually coaching management and ownership.


If you’re drafted that high you’re drafted to be HIM though
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
22932 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 3:10 am to
I give him another 8 weeks. Don’t need 3 years it’s obvious
Posted by SenGooner
Member since Feb 2026
406 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 4:01 am to
He's got talent, but at his best, he's a slightly more scrambly Jameis Winston with worse football IQ and a worse teammate. If you stick him on a great team and let him rip a few play action balls and naked bootlegs, he would be solid if he managed to keep his ego in check. He isn't good enough to make a bad team good though.
Posted by JamalMurry27
Tennessee Titans
Member since May 2023
9649 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 7:53 am to
i havwent quit on him yet its still early in his career....but some point his play has to improve and maybe take more responsiblity for his own poor play at least publicly. The fans are on him hard this week. One media member had his credentials revoked just for asking cam a question about how he played in the preseason and cam countered with how do you think i performed? and the guy said "poorly". and he has been booted
Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
16331 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 10:08 am to
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Not surprising with the dead on arrival retreads they hired at head coach and oc.


This is always helps with my argument that being a coach in the NFL is simply who you know. The cycle of failure and mediocrity that happens NFL mainly and other pro sports is wild.
Posted by StrongOffer
Member since Sep 2020
7448 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 11:01 am to
I think he's just with a terrible franchise. He's shown flashes of just how talented he is.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
30531 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 11:25 am to
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Cuban said the quiet part out loud a couple years back. A lot of these franchises don’t make decisions based on winning, they’re mostly used as sales vehicles.


So true. As long as the Adams family stays in the green, they don't give a damn about team performance. The most recent data I can find says their annual EBITDA was ~$100 million, and the team is worth anywhere between $6-8 billion per various sources (thanks Tennessee taxpayers). That profit is basically mailbox money for them, and they can keep collecting it until they get tired of it and sell it all off for frick-you money.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
30531 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 11:28 am to
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Say something even vaguely critical about him online and you might get a nasty DM from his dad or sister. His family is as embarrassing as Jayden's mom.


Holy shite. I just looked into this thinking it was hyperbole, but they actually do this. They message randos online if they say anything less than positive. That's incredible.
Posted by ScotlandAve
Member since Dec 2024
727 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 11:29 am to
The Titans are a bad organization right now. You draft that WR out of Ohio State rather than getting Cam OL help. And, you hire a defense first head coach who isn't that good rather than an offense first coach. Cam will be a better QB in a better organization.
Posted by GoShoughYourself
Member since May 2026
574 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 11:46 am to
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How long before Cam ward is officially a bust?


The end of this season

Assuming he doesn’t turn it around at some point this season
Posted by Raoul Stimulato
Hale Bopp Comet
Member since Sep 2022
2810 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 12:14 pm to
He needs to show real promise by the middle or end of his rookie year

Oct-Dec is the time.
Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
26349 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 11:16 pm to
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He needs to show real promise by the middle or end of his rookie year


That was last year boss
Posted by LSU-MNCBABY
Knightsgate
Member since Jan 2004
25436 posts
Posted on 9/17/26 at 6:46 am to
Thanksgiving year 2 is usually the point it becomes apparent
Posted by honeybadger07
The Woodlands
Member since Jul 2015
4650 posts
Posted on 9/17/26 at 2:58 pm to
Already a bust
Posted by mikesliveisacheater
Member since Nov 2009
1834 posts
Posted on 9/17/26 at 3:29 pm to
Sometime next season.

Most teams make that call on first round guys after the 3rd season. By that off-season they have to decide if they are picking up the 5th year option. 5th year option money on a #1 pick QB is too high to pay, if Cam isn't a legit starter.
This post was edited on 9/17/26 at 3:30 pm
Posted by RemouladeSawce
Uranus
Member since Sep 2008
19063 posts
Posted on 9/17/26 at 5:29 pm to
The 2025 QB class might go down as the worst in history. In a good QB year he’s a 2nd or 3rd round pick

I can’t call him a bust because the expectations placed on him have been straight delusional. He shouldn’t be seeing the field, he should be a backup in a more stable organization being trained to potentially take the reigns
This post was edited on 9/17/26 at 5:32 pm
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