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Jarious Jackson isn’t keen on giving away the keys to his offence, but the new offensive co-ordinator of the B.C. Lions says his scheme represents a new look and philosophy for the Leos.

On Tuesday, the Lions held their first day of practice in pads and unveiled some of the concepts Jackson has installed. Loosely stated, the offence seems to be more rhythm-oriented with an emphasis on the run-pass option favoured by several CFL and NFL teams.

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Head coach Wally Buono, for one, was impressed.

“The ball’s out of the quarterback’s hand,” said Buono. “It doesn’t put a lot of stress on the protection. The (motion) is going to help the running game. I liked what I saw.”

• Travis Lulay, who’s coming off knee surgery, has taken part in some of the camp drills but he’s still weeks away from live action.

“Knee’s doing OK,” he said. “It’s hard to say. Once I get a little bit closer to the window where I’m cleared to play, we’ll get a better idea. We’ll ramp it up as my knee allows.”