Couldn't agree more maxlion. It's definitely a bold and refreshing move for a league that typically sees teams go the cautious route and recycle veteran QBs. Signing Harris and naming him your starter or 1B would have been the "safe" move but done nothing to get attention in this market compared to starting a Canadian kid who happened to grow up in Victoria.maxlion wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 11:15 pmThis is truly a unique situation. We are putting all the cap money into the team around the Qb rather than to the Qb. It is fun and exciting to watch, and if they are successful, it may change the way the CFL teams build their teams.
I have no idea if this will work. I will be watching and cheering for Rourke.
Rourke's situation is a not a whole lot different than Casey Printers in 2004 who had thrown 3 passes as a rookie the previous season. Big difference of course was it took a Dickenson knee injury to immediately put him in the spotlight.
More recently, Dane Evans led Hamilton to the Grey Cup in 2019 with about as much experience as Rourke the season prior. Again it took a Masoli injury.
The Lions see Rourke's potential and are simply not wasting time and taking a full advantage of the unique salary cap hit for the next 2 seasons.