It’s not like Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. had a particularly awful game on Thursday night in a 44-23 home loss to the Edmonton Eskimos. He completed 15 of 28 passes for 217 yards and an interception, which isn’t all that great, but he also led the team with 72 rushing yards and a touchdown on eight carries as 1-5 Montreal tied its season high for points. Afterward, coach Mike Sherman even said Adams “played well enough to win,” even if he was sacked six times behind a deficient offensive line.
Nevertheless, the crowd of 16,654 at Molson Stadium were calling for Adams’ backup as early as the second quarter, with chants of “Johnny!