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Of course, it's very easy to conflate confidence with ego. It'd be easy to hear Ward call himself one of the five best high school QBs in Texas history and say, "He sounds like an arrogant jerk." But I've never heard anyone say that. Why? Because he never comes off that way, even when he's saying the most overtly self-congratulatory things.

It's funny because that other QB who got all the headlines this past week has certainly been accused of arrogance, of hyping himself incessantly even if the tape doesn't exactly support the claim. Shedeur Sanders is confident, too, and I think it's fair to say a sizable portion of the audience -- media, NFL scouts, coaches -- viewed his confidence as ego.

How can it work so much differently for Ward than for Sanders?

There's a Mark Twain quote I've always loved, and one I often use as a guideline for how much I like, personally, very successful people.

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
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That, to me, feels like the epitome of Ward. He didn't keep his confidence to himself. He shared it at every turn. He went to Miami, to a program defined for two decades by what it failed to do, and he convinced everyone not that he was so great that he could life the Canes above the fray. Instead, he sold an entire team on the belief that they, too, could be great.

I don't know how Ward will do in the NFL. As an Eagles fan who was utterly furious at Howie Roseman's selection of Jalen Hurts, I'm in no position to even guess.

But here's what I do know: You're a fool to bet against Cam Ward. And no matter what his career ultimately looks like, there will be a host of players who are better having played with him."

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To me, the above bold statement is Cam's superpower. He believes so strongly that he gets everyone around him to believe. He gets the best out of everyone. For those in the thread arguing about whether the WR had talent or whether Cam dragged them along, it's BOTH. Cam got them to perform to their best ability. Guys dug down deep and learned how to be the best player they could be.
 
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