The only drama here is the extent to which the Titans will overdramatize their possibilities before making a selection that has been obvious for weeks. The NFL would certainly love to see some manufactured intrigue. Maybe the Titans would still love to see a ridiculous offer from another team that they can’t refuse. But that’s not coming, not for a prospect who rates as the clear top quarterback in this draft but might have been the sixth signal caller taken a year ago.
Ward has the tools to be great, and some risk-taking tendencies that need retooling. He joins a franchise that has successfully taken a quarterback high in the draft once, in 1995 with Steve McNair. He joins an organization with ownership issues, a rebuilt front office and a second-year coach (Brian Callahan) who must quickly prove he is indeed a QB developer. He joins a team with holes all over the field.