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Sure, he had opinions from time to time and everyone on the coaching staff has a voice, but this is different.

While the season doesn’t officially kick off for a couple more months, the first day in Florida provided the first glimpse into how the revamped front office and coaching staff will be working with the 43-year-old former quarterback at the helm and in charge of the roster on a week-to-week basis.

“The thing is I never really give any opinion on anything but defensive backs,” Dickenson said. “I feel like I can judge DBs pretty good and offensive guys. I leave the offensive line a little bit alone, as well. Now, I’m going to have to try to get more involved, but if you’ve been around the game and you’ve watched what works and how the CFL game works, you kind of know what you’re looking for.”

The roles may have changed, but the end game has not.

“I’m staying out of Dave’s way and I’m doing a great job at that, but the No. 1 thing about the camp is to make sure we make the right selections,” Hufnagel said.

More importantly, the philosophies of the two men in charge seem to align.

“I have the final say on who’s going to go to training camp, with a lot of input from everybody,” said Hufnagel, adding 20 or 21 of the approximately 60 players in attendance this weekend will be on the training camp roster in six weeks. “Dave will have more input now than he’s ever had, so I don’t foresee that being a problem.

“Dave has an excellent eye for talent and I would put myself up there where I can see a player when I see a player, so we don’t have very many discussions about, ‘Well, you’re off base.’”