Courtesy Vancouver Province:

For fans who view the glass as half-empty, the Achilles heel for the powerful B.C. Lions is at the most important player position.

With the safety net of veteran quarterback Dave Dickenson gone, the task of following a 14-win season is at least being shared by the inexperienced duo of Jarious Jackson and Buck Pierce.

The pair has demonstrated the ability to come off the bench and take control, but neither has been the designated go-to guy for more than a few games.

Coach/GM Wally Buono has an incredible record of discovering and developing quarterbacks, but seldom has he been in his present position with two guys who have a total of one 18-game season between them heading to camp in a week.

The Gold Dust Twins arrived pretty much together four years ago and, to each player’s credit, responded to Dickenson’s many and varied injuries.

Pierce, of course, has had some of those inconveniences of his own, which allowed the older Jackson to establish himself last year by winning nine of 11 and starting the team’s final 10.

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