Hurricanes Legend: Cam Ward Has A Key Trait You Need To See In NFL Quarterbacks

Some may even see Cam Ward’s calmness as a detriment, however a Miami Hurricanes legend says it’s precisely what you need out of a quarterback.

Jonathan Vilma, who received a university soccer title with Miami in 2001, says Ward’s laidback demeanor on the sphere exhibits he’s continually pondering all the pieces by.

“The very first thing I observed, which was somewhat off-putting to lots of people watching him, is how calm he was, proper?” mentioned Vilma, who went on to change into a star linebacker with the Jets and Saints. “They have been like, man, it seems like nothing fazes him. And I really like quarterbacks like that. You need somebody the place, all proper, he doesn’t present numerous emotion, that’s nice as a result of which means he’s pondering proper? He’s pondering the sport. He’s calm. He’s cool. He’s relaxed. Nothing goes to rattle him. So I really like that he has that demeanor about him. The mindset is there.”

Ward is within the combine to be the No. 1 total decide within the draft. The Titans at the moment maintain that decide and will likely be analyzing him intently.

The Browns at No. 2 and the New York Giants at No. 3 might additionally use a gifted younger signal-caller to reboot their franchise.

Ward had a stellar season with Miami, however a lot of the draft is about projection. 

Quarterbacks should be capable to course of info extraordinarily rapidly on the NFL degree, and whereas Vilma says there will likely be a studying curve, Ward has the fitting make-up to make the bounce and change into a star.

“He’s going to have to hurry up his psychological play clock somewhat bit as all rookie quarterbacks need to do once they get to the NFL,” Vilma mentioned. “However the most effective factor about him is that nothing appeared to rattle him. And if nothing’s going to rattle him, then he’s going to have numerous success within the NFL as a result of he has the arm, he has the mobility. It’s only a matter of staying cool, calm, studying the defenses and processing sooner, which I feel he’s going to do very properly.”