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Wally Buono has answered this question about 354 times in his three decades as a Canadian Football League head coach, so when the inevitable was brought up Tuesday the old Lion was ready.

Yes, he’s aware quarterback Jonathon Jennings has struggled in his last two starts and, yes, he’s aware Travis Lulay offers an attractive alternative at the game’s important position.

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Before you ask, he’s also aware the B.C. Lions have lost two consecutive games and there’s some suggestion from Buono’s many unpaid assistants that Lulay, not Jennings, should start the club’s next game in Ottawa this weekend.

“I’m saying to you I understand everything,” Buono said.

You’d worry if he didn’t. But Buono’s dissertation on his suddenly compelling quarterback situation didn’t end there. Far from it. While it would have been safer to hide behind empty clichés, Buono spelled out his expectations for Jennings and what he views as his own “responsibility” to the Lions.