When quarterback Cam Ward was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick many immediately jumped to the conclusion that Ward would be named the starter immediately over incumbent Will Levis. The Tennessee Titans opted not to take that approach.
With Phase 3 of the offseason program ongoing, coach Brian Callahan does not think his quarterbacks' division of labor is relevant...yet.
Callahan is in absolutely no hurry to name Ward, or anyone else, as QB1 in Tennessee.
"Right now, there's a whole lot of rotation going on at all positions," Callahan said on Wednesday. "There's guys that you might see out there with the 'ones' or with the 'twos.' Its really irrelevant at this point in time. All guys are rotating, they're all going through the process. There is no 'ones,' 'twos,' starters, not. All the stuff that you see is going to be a rotation. Whatever you see today might be different tomorrow."
During OTAs and the rest of voluntary work, this is a completely acceptable approach.
Titans mandatory minicamp is still several weeks off, taking place in Nashville on June 10-12. By that time, Callahan and his staff should have a more definitive approach for the quarterback position at minimum. Ward will, eventually, become the undisputed leader of this team and delaying that message to the team any longer than necessary serves no one.
Ward and Levis both handled the questions in-stride after their first practice together that was open for media.
"Just getting a lot of mental reps," said Ward. "Whether Will's up, B(randon)A(llen) or Tim (Boyle) is up, just going through it in my head. The formations, the play-call, the motions if we have one. Just really getting an understanding of the full offense.
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