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FOOTBALL For those of you burying Drew Lock already...

Graphic Edge Guy

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It seems like a lot of people really enjoy bashing our own on this Mizzou message board...and we are quick to judge and pass on the "BUST" or "CAREER BACK-UP" label.

Not many can start out like Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes...as talented as those guys are...they also were placed in nearly ideal situations as far as both Coaching and surrounding casts.

Many other HOF quarter backs were not so lucky and were labeled as BUSTS early on.

I am not saying that Lock will be a Hall-of-Famer...or a Bust...what I am saying is that it's too early to pass judgement.

Please go back and QB view stats, team W/L records, and actual game footage of some of these HOF Quarterbacks when they were young and playing on bad offenses:

Peyton Manning:

During his first year as the starter for Indianapolis, Manning threw a rookie-record 28 interceptions and led the Colts to a 3-13 record. In his second full season as the franchise’s starting...

Terry Bradshaw:
  • In his rookie season in the National Football League, Terry Bradshaw threw six touchdown passes and set a league record with 24 interceptions. In his fifth season, 1974, he threw seven touchdown passes and completed only 45.3 percent of his passes. He dropped below 50 percent for the fourth time in five years.

Steve Young:

NFL


CompAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTDSackYdsFumLost
YearTeamGGSPassingRushingSackedFumbles
1985TB557213852.29356.83856.9402335.812115843
1986TB141419536353.72,2826.381365.5744255.7547326119
 
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