re: Mauk my words........

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Bring Brad into Mizzou right now & all the talk would be about moving him to WR.

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Kind of like they did in the NFL? I kid.

I think people were excited about Gabbert, but his play never lived up to the hype. Having said that, he was a solid but not great or even really good college QB. He was fine. Franklin had some really bad mechanics his first year. He'd stand flat footed and straight legged in the most unathletic position you could be in. He corrected that, though hard to tell before getting injured.

I'm hoping Mauk has matured into the position in more ways than one and shows the kind of development that Franklin showed. I suspect he'll start this year AND next and I'm good with that. I think that's also ideal for Lock, to not have the entire load thrown on his shoulders from day 1. Let him get some experience while not shouldering it all.