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Does a football team coming off a 3-15 season need to go with a young quarterback and live with his mistakes? Or hand the reins to someone with experience who has won in the Canadian Football League, albeit more than a season ago?

That will be one of the fundamental questions the Alouettes’ offensive coaches, with assistance from general manager Kavis Reed, must ascertain over the coming three weeks.

“I feel good about throwing against anyone. But you never know which way that stuff’s going to go. You can’t worry about it. Different things go into different decisions. That’s pro ball,” Drew Willy said Sunday, following the opening day of Als’ training camp.

“I do hope I’m the guy. I feel good about my chances. But at the end of the day … you have no control.”

Willy’s one of five quarterbacks listed on the depth chart and is certainly the most experienced. The 31-year-old’s heading into his seventh CFL season, having played for Saskatchewan, Winnipeg and Toronto. Released by the Argonauts, he signed with Montreal as a free-agent last June 26. And, when he was eligible for free agency last February, he resigned with the Als, realizing his chances of playing likely were greater on the struggling team.