re: Fall Camp Thread

Lock's Scrimmage Debut:
14-19, 136 yds, 2 TD

If you believe analysts like Greg McElroy, Mauk's problems are connected to piss poor footwork.

I've also heard his dad still has Maty's ear on quarterbacking. If true, I don't see things changing.

Pete Scantlebury @PeteScantlebury
One of the most impressive debuts for a Missouri freshman QB I've seen in my seven years covering these things.

By DAVID MORRISON
Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 7:35 am

Missouri's going through its first scrimmage of the fall on Faurot Field on Saturday.

Gary Pinkel said the 1s and 2s will go through about 45-50 reps and the depth chart WILL CHANGE. Emphasis mine.

We'll have play-by-play and analysis throughout. Until then, check out what we'll be watching in each position group.

First, an injury update. These guys are dressed in red and will not participate.

PK Andrew Baggett (back)
OL Andy Bauer (hip)
WR Richaud Floyd (ribs)
WR Thomas Richard (hamstring)
S Ian Simon (hamstring)

The only one of those that's surprising is Baggett. The word from on high is back spasms. And running back Morgan Steward appears to be full-go today. He didn't scrimmage last year before his hip injury.


Some special teams reflections for you.

Punt return depth: Aarion Penton, Thomas Wilson, Johnathon Johnson, Cam Hilton

Kick return depth: Anthony Sherrils, John Gibson, Finis Stribling, Emanuel Hall

Backup quarterback Corbin Berkstresser was also working on the put and kick return protect teams.

Now, some scrimmage updates:

Tyler Hunt made a 31-yard run in which he found space coming out of the end zone against the 1 defense.
Clarence Green was active early, pressuring Maty Mauk into an early throw on a blitz -- a good one on the run that DeSean Blair dropped -- then hitting Nate Brown for a 4-yard loss on a screen.

But Brown got his revenge the next play, taking a curl from Mauk, breaking a Green tackle and going 27 yards.

Drew Lock completed his first two passes for 15 yards to Johnathon Johnson and 13 on the run to Emanuel Hall. He also scrambled for a 4-yard gain and looked pretty good against the 3 or 4 defense.

Justin Smith moves really well. Especially for a 6-7 dude. He caught a quick screen from Marvin Zanders, made a quick step inside and accelerated past the 3 defense for a 60-yard touchdown. I'm sure the fan base will take this as calmly as it can...

Eddie Printz comes up with something out of nothing. Charles Harris got a huge burst off the line and shoved Malik Cuellar back into his path, but Printz maintained his presence and went up top to J'Mon Moore for 65 yards to the 5-yard line, leading to a field goal for the 2 offense against the 1 defense. Printz has looked good so far.

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I was only half serious.

Good to see though. Sounds like he will be the real deal.

Mauks completion rate can be directly related to the number of wounded ducks he throws. I'd be willing to bet that was an issue again.

A couple of Lock highlights here.

Hope the Johnson injury isn't serious, sounds like it might be.

@ShowMeMizzouJP: #Mizzou DE Charles Harris told me that Connor McGovern is the best LT he has gone against in practice; including NFLers Britt and Morse

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Missouri doesn't have a wide receiver problem.

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per Dave Matter.

This is some DARN GOOD news to me. One concern removed from my brain.

Stay HEALTHY Tigers! It's gonna be a great season Tiger fans. M-I-Z!!!

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With the second-team offense, he completed 4 of 5 passes for 35 yards and the score to Reese. Of his five incompletions, three were drops, one was a long pass just off Reese's fingertips and the other was a pretty bad miss to Ray Wingo.

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From Morrison about Lock