Quote Originally Posted by Invader View Post
I never said signing Lemon set the Argros back, it was the non-signing of Jarious Jackson (or perhaps another veteran CFL QB). The problem with Lemon was his character, not his win/loss record. There was no QB in the organization who had any experience or who Cleo could learn from. Learn how to be a leader of men instead of being a whiney little puke. Learn how to lead by example instead of smiling and laughing when he made a mistake. Jarious would have set him straight from the first practice how a professional QB acts and how to lead the team. Jarious is no superstar QB but I believe his qualities would have been beneficial in the development of Lemon, making him a better QB, and one who might still be with the Argos today. The team had to start over at QB after Lemon left...which did set them back. Those two seasons would have been much better spent developing a different QB...or at least a different Lemon. Just ask Travis Lulay, Buck Pierce and Mike Reilly how instrumental Jarious was in their development. He was their "eyes and ears" on the sidelines. Who did Lemon have...Bell and Dorsey?
Your exact quote was: "Barker got off on the wrong foot when he selected Lemon, Bell and Dorsey as his QB's the first season, which set the team back." Made no mention of Jarious or any other vetern QB in that post.