After the Titans’ 26-0 loss to the Texans dropped them to 0-4 last season, quarterback Cam Ward gave a famously candid assessment of his team.
“If we keep it a buck right now, we ass,” Ward said.
Ward’s rookie season is now being featured on the Netflix Quarterback show, and when he reflected on the “We ass” comment, he says he was just trying to give an accurate assessment of his team’s performance, including his own.
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“That’s how I’ve been my whole life. That’s how I was raised, to be honest. That’s how I was brought up,” Ward said. “For myself, I’m not playing my best ball that game, and when I said that, I meant it.”
The Titans earned their first win of the season in their next game after Ward’s candid comment, so perhaps Ward’s honesty spurred something in his teammates. It still proved to be an ugly season for the Titans, who fired head coach Brian Callahan during the season and finished 3-14. Along the way, they learned they have a quarterback who will speak his mind.
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