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Hence, pumping the brakes somewhat during Friday’s on-field session.

“Taking care of their bodies was one thing so we could see them near 100 per cent for Sunday,” Maas said.

But just because they hit the showers early doesn’t mean the Eskimos punched out for the day.

“We got a lot of work in mentally over the first four practices, and so now was basically just a break from that,” Maas said. “They’re still working out today, they’re working out and recovering so they’re doing it a little bit different than being out on the field, but we got a lot of work in.”

SCOUT IT OUT

The Eskimos are entering the 2018 season with a couple of new bloodhounds in the scouting department.

Will Homer and Chris Milo were officially brought on board earlier in the month, with Homer taking over as director of U.S. scouting after spending the previous two seasons as the western U.S. scout for the Ottawa RedBlacks.

“Will was a guy that we hired in Ottawa when I was there,” said Eskimos general manager Brock Sunderland, who spent four years as RedBlacks assistant GM. “He was with the San Francisco 49ers for four years previous, helped co-ordinate and run their draft. He worked very closely with their general manager, so he’s well-versed in all things scouting.

“What we do here, personnel-wise, is very much what we did with the New York Jets, it’s very similar to an NFL-ran draft, so he sees eye-to-eye on how we do things. He’s going to be a very integral part of that.”