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There will come a time when the Redblacks’ coaches and football ops folks will analyze the good and bad of a season that’s gone wrong.

“When you’re analyzing things, you wonder (about the what-ifs), but either you get it done or you don’t,” said Campbell. “We’ve really hit a perfect storm of a lot of things combining to make our record what it is. You find a way to win close games and we haven’t been able to do that this year.”

It’s not like the Redblacks players can afford to mail it in at this point. Their effort is always under the microscope, and a few of these guys are playing for their CFL lives right now.

“It’s real important we play hard, play well and win some games,” said Campbell. “You learn a lot about people when you’re in tough circumstances. The Edmonton game is more indicative of the effort we need. We needed to make a few more plays — if we can combine that effort and attitude we showed in that game, mix in making a couple more plays and we’ll be able to get into the win column.”

SECOND AND LONG: Brendan Gillanders will be the starting RB for the Redblacks, but look for Greg Morris to get plenty of work in the backfield. It’ll probably be a pretty even split in playing time. Asked about the increased workload, Gillanders said, “My special-teams role is going to diminish a bit, but I’m going to bring the same mentality to the offence — full speed every single rep, I’m going to be an effort guy and do what the team needs.” … The TSN documentary on DB Sherrod Baltimore’s life — Only The Strong Survive —will be aired Friday on SportsCentre. You can also watch at tsn.ca. Baltimore and Redblacks teammate Jonathan Rose are featured in a terrific Episode 2 of Tea Party with the Twins (you can find it on YouTube). It’s not expected that Rose, who’s injured, returns to the field this season. … Campbell expects DB Antoine Pruneau to return at some point after this week: “I would be shocked if he doesn’t play again this year. That’ll be up to a doctor; if Antoine’s making the decision, he’s playing (Friday). As soon as the doctor gives the thumbs up, he’ll be playing.” Asked if Pruneau’s stubbornness when it comes to injuries reminds him of anyone, Campbell said, “Maybe Jon Gott, he was the same kind of guy. He wasn’t coming out unless he couldn’t walk or something. Those are kind of throwback guys, they don’t ever want to let the team down. Sometimes you have to save those guys from themselves because they’re never going to take themselves out.” … The current seven-game losing streak is the second-longest in Redblacks history, two short of their nine-game losing run in 2014, the team’s expansion season.