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Ed Hervey is starting his second full year as general manager of the B.C. Lions, and while there is much uncertainty as the Leos head to training camp in, yikes, two weeks, one thing is clear.

If you thought 2018 was a year or transition for the franchise, then, in the immortal words of Randy Bachman, baby, you ain’t seen n-n-n-nothing yet.

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In 2019, the Lions will have a new head coach, a new starting quarterback and 13 other new starters. They’ll also have a new kicker and, of course, a new long snapper.

Of the 75 players invited to camp, some 45 will be first-year Lions. That doesn’t include another group of eight or so who were around the CFL team last season but couldn’t be described as regulars unless you believe Ebenezer Ogundeko’s one game qualifies him as a regular.

That, at least, is the story of the new faces. As for the dearly departed, it starts with Wally Buono, the man who ran the show here for 15 years; runs through Travis Lulay and Jonathon Jennings, the starting quarterbacks over the last nine years; to Solomon Elimimian, the greatest linebacker in Lions history who leaves after nine years; and 12 other starters in addition to kicker Ty Long, the team’s most outstanding player last season, and return ace Chris Rainey.