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5 min read"We Ass" — Cam Ward's Defining Moment and Seattle's Karmic Reckoning
Cam Ward, the number one overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft, has a signature moment as a professional quarterback. It is not a game-winning drive or a highlight-reel throw. It is a quote from last season, when asked about the Tennessee Titans offense. Ward said, "Two words. We ass." As Ben Maller put it on his overnight show, "That's the defining moment of Cam Ward as an NFL quarterback. We ass. That's it. That's all. Which also, unfortunately for him, doubles as his scouting report at this particular moment in time."
Ward got his second straight preseason start against Seattle in a Sunday night exhibition game on Fox, and the results did nothing to quiet the growing skepticism. After a shaky opener, he was given another opportunity to calm people down. Instead, Maller said, Ward "failed to have any kind of a convincing performance." The question Maller posed to his audience was straightforward: Does Cam Ward get the "it's only preseason" hall pass, or has he lost that privilege after a forgettable rookie season? Maller's answer was emphatic: "Hell no. No hall pass. No hall pass for Cam Ward. What exactly has Cam Ward accomplished to earn the benefit of the doubt?"
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What you'll learn
- 1 (04:00) **Skepticism Ward: Opening the Show** - Ben Maller sets the tone for the hour, introduces the "Skepticism Ward" theme, and teases the night's topics.
- 2 (05:08) **Cam Ward: No Hall Pass** - Maller argues that Titans QB Cam Ward has not earned the "it's only preseason" hall pass after a poor rookie season and another shaky preseason start.
- 3 (11:59) **Seattle's Week of Woe: Karma or Hazard?** - Maller pivots to the Seahawks, discussing three major injuries in one week and arguing it's cosmic karma for past good fortune.
- 4 (19:03) **The Preseason Infomercial** - Maller critiques the Fox broadcast of the Titans-Seahawks game, calling it a three-hour infomercial full of clichés and praise.
- 5 (24:27) **Maller Meet & Greet & Stripper Music** - The show transitions into banter about the upcoming meet-and-greet in Las Vegas and a "stripper night" music theme.
- 6 (39:32) **Caller: Hollering James & Justin Jefferson’s Bling** - Maller takes a call from "Hollering James" and quizzes him about Vikings WR Justin Jefferson going viral for wearing over $1 million in diamond chains on the sidelines.
- 7 (43:41) **Who Am I? Game: Arian Foster** - Maller plays a trivia game where listeners guess the identity of a player who went from undrafted to NFL rushing champion and once claimed he could fight a wolf. The answer is Arian Foster.
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Show Notes
Ben Maller discusses if Titans QB Cam Ward gets the "it's only preseason" hall pass or if he has lost that privilege after his rookie season, if the football gods are angry with the Seahawks with three major injuries in a week, the takeaways from Seahawks vs. Titans on FOX, and more!
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