You will love him at times. He can be dominant, and he gets in grooves where it looks like he knows what play is coming. There aren't many guys who can outhit him. The flip side is that he gets overaggressive, and can give up the big play. He kind of reminded me of Roy Williams (the safety, not WR), but he showed last year that he could do more than just come up and crack people/stuff the run. Some guys can't make the adjustment from kamikaze style to playing under control but Ward did show improvement in that area. Still not a great cover guy. And and Browns don't exactly have lock-down corners either (to mask Ward's deficiencies). He's a good, solid football player. Just don't expect him to be Ronnie Lott.
agreed on that. Sometimes with how aggressive he is and intense he played here, he would make stupid mistakes (i.e. flexing after a nice tackle in the Rose Bowl) But I will miss the times he would crack people. That hit on Zac Robinson is still one of the craziest live hits I have ever seen!
yes I love Boyett!! If Barner wasnt my current man crush (developed @ UCLA last year) then Boyett would be it!
Ward so far leading the Browns in tackling and laid Jordan Shipley OUT. Not sure if its cause I'm a homer, but I think he lead with his shoulder, but helmets did make contact. [video=youtube;FqnkvQt4F8U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqnkvQt4F8U&feature=player_embedded[/video] http://www.nfl.com/teams/statistics?team=CLE
Sure, my Browns are 1-4 this year, but this team is ALWAYS fighting. Gotta love that. In terms of talent, they're probably the least talented (or 2nd behind the Bills), but they're a fighting bunch with big hearts. TJ Ward is one of those guys that's developed better than I expected this year. He's not the fastest but he's been above average in reading coverage this year and very good against the run. And holy shit this guy can lay a hit.
