Kevin Glenn and the Lions come up very short against the Alouettes and their pass rush

It was the Montreal Alouettes who entered Friday night's game with questions about their quarterback, but coming out of it, more questions along those lines are going to be targeted at the B.C. Lions. Kevin Glenn, acquired at the draft to be a viable starting option while Travis Lulay recovered from offseason surgery, has been anything but good so far, following up a 251-yard, two-touchdown, four-interception showing against Edmonton last week with a 122-yard, no-touchdown, two-interception game against Montreal Thursday. B.C.'s eventual 24-9 loss wasn't all on Glenn, of course, but the Lions' quarterback play is perhaps their biggest issue at this point, and it's something that will need to improve dramatically for them to have any chance of making it to or winning the Grey Cup at home this year.

The thought in the minds of many was that Glenn, a long-time CFL veteran who did very well filling in as a starter with Calgary over the last couple of years, would look better this week after he'd had some time to adjust to the Lions' offensive personnel and coordinator Khari Jones. That wasn't the case, though. Glenn's subpar yardage total was problematic enough on its own, but he also wasn't efficient Friday, completing just 13 of 25 passes (52.0 per cent). He made bad decisions too, often overlooking open receivers, and his second interception in particular came from a terrible decision. Unless Glenn improves dramatically, it's hard to see him keeping the Lions' starting job for too long.

Of course, it may help that there aren't a lot of other great options at the moment. With Lulay placed on the six-game injured list to start the season, he's unlikely to return in the immediate future, and while John Beck has NFL experience and is a pretty good dancer, he hasn't looked great in the CFL so far. Meanwhile, fourth quarterback Travis Partridge has only been with the team since May. Unless the team sees something from Beck in practices, Glenn may remain the starter by default until Lulay's return.

It's worth noting that this wasn't all on Glenn, of course. His offensive line came up very short too, allowing five sacks (four from Alouettes' DE John Bowman) and countless pressures. They didn't pave the way for the run, either; Andrew Harris collected just 37 yards on 11 carries (3.4 yards per carry), while Stefan Logan had 11 yards on four carries (2.8 yards per carry). A better ground game could help take the pressure off whoever's at quarterback for the Lions. Still, this is a passing league, and B.C.'s going to need an aerial attack to do anything this year. They didn't show much of that against Edmonton, and they showed even less against Montreal. If Glenn doesn't improve, his starting spot may be in question, but even that may not be a solution for the Lions. Lulay's return date is going to be a huge storyline going forward, as this team doesn't look anywhere as healthy without him as they did with him.