QB Andrew Buckley is trying to be known as just Canadian QB.

“I’m a quarterback,’’ protests Andrew Buckley. “Not a Canadian quarterback, so much.
“I mean, my passport is Canadian, obviously . . .
“But the tag – Canadian QB – doesn’t matter anymore. I have a season under my belt. I’m more comfortable. Confident. I’m no different from anybody else.
“I want to play.
“The first year, I’ll admit, there’s a bit of novelty to it. It’s a tag that follows you around. But at some point, you’ve got to shed it and just be another quarterback. ...
With the offloading of Drew Tate to the Ottawa REDBLACKS on Feb. 21 for a fifth-round pick in the 2018 CFL draft, the door at McMahon Stadium swung open for the right man to stride in and lay claim to second banana.
That Next Great Canadian Quarterback Search has — yes, sigh — been ongoing for awhile now.
Buckley could at least make a strong step in that direction by winning the backup job here. The Calgary-born double Hec Crighton Trophy winner out of the U of C was a lovely story out of camp a year ago.
Nailing down the No. 2 would move the yarn along; take it to an altogether different level.
Quarterbacking options on the roster at present: Buckley; Alva, Okla.’s Mitchell Gale, who has 48 regular-season appearances and two playoff tilts on his CFL resume; Camarillo, Calif.’s Nick Arbuckle, who spent a month on the Stamps’ practice roster last season. ...

Knowing that whoever does slot in behind incumbent star Bo Levi Mitchell isn’t apt to take an abundance of game-snaps is irrelevant. Moving up the pecking order is the aim.
“CFL MOP, for a reason,’’ says Buckley of his immediate role model. “All off-season, I’ve literally been watching (film of) him and studying the offence, all the decisions he made, why he made them.
“Basically just trying to emulate what he does. You can learn so much from him, good leader who just gets it done.”
The ideal example to aspire to is certainly there, in front of him.
“I enjoyed the step Andrew made last year,’’ says GM John Hufnagel. “Now I’m expecting him to better control not only his own presence on the field but also the huddle, and for him to be more consistent in his practice play.
“You have to find out whether or not a player hits a certain point and stops or whether he continues to grow.
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