SURREY, B.C. — Vernon Adams Jr. has watched the B.C. Lions' struggles from a unique vantage point. And the quarterback's assessment of what's plagued the team is simple. 'Just overall not being good enough,' he said Friday.
And the quarterback's assessment of what's plagued the team is simple.
The 31-year-old American QB went down with a knee injury on Aug. 1, and was replaced in the lineup by Nathan Rourke, who made his return to the CFL following two years in the NFL.Lions head coach and co-general manager Rick Campbell announced on Tuesday he would start Adams this week in a bid to find a spark within his team.
The Lions are coming off an ugly 39-8 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders last week, while the Als downed the Ottawa Redblacks 19-12. Defensive lineman Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund has terrorized quarterbacks across the CFL, chalking up seven sacks on the season — including five in his last five games."They like to mess with the O-lines’ heads and the quarterback's head," he said."So we’ve just got to be on point with that stuff, with the communication. … Get the ball out and let the playmakers make plays.”
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