The most amazing aspect of any of this comes from the lack of widespread coverage or discussion about the Titans' prospects with Ward. He has a chance to be special. The Titans have a chance to perform the same below-radar assault on a playoff berth that the Texans did with C.J. Stroud a year ago.

Brandon Allen is the No. 2 quarterback behind Cam Ward on the Tennessee Titans' unofficial depth chart that came out Aug. 4. Here are a few takeaways.

This was a day of sloppiness and responding poorly to adversity. And that starts at the top with QB Cam Ward, who for the first time in Tennessee, played “young” in my opinion.