If developing a quarterback is an art then Bobby Petrino is Pablo Picasso.

That is very evident with what he accomplished at Louisville.  I am convinced if he had another year or two with Casey Dick then he would have smashed many passing records.

One week into the 2009 camp and three days into two-a-days, Petrino sees an improvement in his quarterbacks.

“We’ve been very hard on them and grading them tough,” says Petrino.  “They had a better day today, but still have a ways to go”.

Quarterbacks Ryan Mallett of Texarkana and Tyler Wilson of Greenwood had a fine scrimmage late in the afternoon.

Mallett, who led the first-team offense against the second defense, completed 8 of 10 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown. Wilson, who practiced against the first defense, was 6 of 8 for 119 yards and a touchdown.

In fact, the entire offense looked much better than the defense and that concerned Petrino.

“I thought the offense got after the defense,” Petrino said. “We gave up some big plays which we can’t have on defense. But we had guys flying around making plays offensively.”

Running back Michael Smith liked what he saw as well.

“If this was the first time we got together and put it together and it was like this, you know we can only go up from here,” he said.

This may be the year the Razorbacks break many records on offense and you can count on this artist being in rare form.