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“The things that we can control are how we coach it and how we play it, and that’s what we’re going to concentrate on and hopefully things will be balanced up in the future.”

Jones was also asked about the prevalence of pass-interference and illegal-contact penalties.

“You see the numbers. They’re up,” he responded. “It’s one of those things where that’s the way we decided to go as a league. Everybody has to play by the same rules. We have to do a better job of coaching it and taking those techniques to the field.”

Jones, who spent the previous two seasons as the Edmonton Eskimos’ head coach, said that his staff taught the same coverage techniques to his team’s players in 2014 and 2015.

“You just teach them what the rule is and then you’re hoping that you get the consistency that we talk about as a league,” he said. “That’s kind of where we leave it.”

The Riders’ field boss does not plan to follow up with the league about Sunday’s call.

“I’m not going to worry about it,” Jones said. “I’ve got the interpretation. It’s very clearly marked in our rule book. Whether they give me an interpretation or not, I know how it’s supposed to be played and I know how it’s supposed to be coached. That’s just the way it is.”

EXTRA POINTS: Curtis Steele, who began the season as the Roughriders’ featured tailback before being injured in Week 4, has resumed practising. “He looked decent today, so we’ll see how close he is,” Jones said … Jones added Tuesday that fullback Spencer Moore has a broken bone in a lower leg and “will be out for a considerable amount of time.” Moore has been moved to the six-game injured list … The Roughriders added international defensive back Tyler Hunter on Tuesday … Saskatchewan is to return to action Saturday, 2 p.m., against Winnipeg in the 13th annual Banjo Bowl. The Roughriders and Bombers have split the first 12 Banjo Bowls.

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