I dont think there will be any QB controversy both Nathan and Vernon are great people I've got to meet both of them and the leadership group on the team is amazing I think they will make each other better and it will give the entire team a boost because of the addition of Rourke
I heard a story about that Tony Champion catch against Roughriders in the 1989 Grey Cup. Tony had broken ribs and still played despite being in serious pain. And he landed nasty on that catch.
The Rourke signing was for depth. It's still Vernon's team. Rourke's foray into the NFL stalled his progression. Other young ,QBs in the CFL have developed ahead of him like Ford, Alexander, Dukes, Crum, Powell and Patterson. I don't think Rourke plays this season for the BC Lions when Vernon comes back
But yeah, situation with Lions QBs is not good. VA was doing so good but as soon as problems started to happening everyone started to talk like he's an overrated QB and all that stuff. And now BC native Nathan Rourke coming back to play in the league... and that's a huge problem. PS. If Lions will figure out the way to use both VA and Rourke at the same time... that might be a nightmare for opponents to figure it out.