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Outside of the cold and the wind that served as the backdrop to Monday’s gathering, Corey Chamblin felt right at home on the gridiron.

Back at York University for the first time since he last served as an assistant for the Argos, Chamblin felt pretty much at ease in running his first full practice as the team’s head coach and defensive co-ordinator.

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There was a heightened energy level and communication, the kind of football environment many of last season’s first-year players seldom felt.

No one knows what this new vibe will have when the games begin to count next month, but it’s a good start.

And it starts with Chamblin, whose first gig as head coach in the CFL came in Regina, when he helped lead the Riders to the 2013 Grey Cup. As camp unfolds and as the two-game preseason plays out, the Argos should get a better handle on what they’ve got personnel wise and what tweaks or changes will be necessary.