Jim Wyatt·
Ward started out faster on Wednesday, completing 3-of-4 passes in the first team period of the day.
On the first play of the period, Ward threw underneath to tight end Chig Okonkwo rather than throwing into a dangerous spot downfield. A few plays later, Ward connected with receiver Calvin Ridley on a deep ball that was a thing of beauty. Ridley did a nice job running under the ball and catching it in between defenders Darrell Baker Jr. and Amani Hooker. Ward then went 5-of-8 in the 7-on-7 period, which included a bullet to Tyler Lockett and a beautiful deep ball to Jha'Quan Jackson, who couldn't make the catch. One of Ward's best throws was a sideline route to Matt Landers. It wasn't a perfect day for Ward, however, as he was involved in a botched exchange with center Corey Levin, when the ball ended up on the ground, and he was picked off again. Ward couldn't get a lot of rhythm in the unscripted periods either, when the first team offense struggled. I had Ward at 6-of-15 in the team periods, making him 11-of-23 for the day. A funny sidenote: During a break in periods, Ward grabbed a water bottle and watered up some of the defensive linemen.