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Asked if the 44-21 win over the Bombers was the most complete game the team had played, Harris said, “That’s the progression of the season: finding your identity as an offence, as a defence, as a special-teams unit. There are some things we want to clean up every week, but in terms of an entire team performance, I would say that was one of our better ones. That doesn’t necessarily mean anything. It counts for the same amount of points as the Montreal win, it counts for the same amount of points as the first win of the season against Saskatchewan. We have to make sure we put things in perspective and make sure we keep climbing.”

IN AND OUT: The Redblacks have announced the signings of national defensive linemen Evan Gill and Dalton Houghton. Gill is a former first-round draft pick who played for both Hamilton and Toronto. Houghton, who was with Saskatchewan in training camp, played at Minot State. “We’re looking for some D-tackle depth,” Campbell said. “We’re excited to see them in here and see what they can do. They’re guys who have been in the league and bounced around a bit. This time of year, you’re always looking for depth, particularly on the Canadian side of things, so we’ll see how they go over the next few days.” Ottawa released international defensive back Reggie Daniels and national kicker Felix Menard-Brière.

THE END AROUND: The next Redblacks QB Club will be Tuesday (6-8 p.m.) at Don Cherry’s in Kanata (320 Eagleson Rd.), with guests Trevor Harris, Dominique Rhymes and offensive co-ordinator Jaime Elizondo … The Als have added defensive lineman Gabriel Knapton in time for their game against the Redblacks. They released former Redblacks DB Armagedon Draughn. While QB Johnny Manziel practised Monday, Antonio Pipkin, who was excellent in last week’s win over Toronto, took most of the first-team reps. Bet on Manziel starting behind centre Friday … Former Redblacks receiver Chris Williams, now with the Ticats, had surgery on a torn Achilles and is out for the season … Redblacks QB Trevor Harris returned home to Waldo, Ohio, during the break. “I was able to go home, fix some stuff around the house,” he said. “Our fridge crapped out and left about 20 pounds of red meat on the floor. So I’ve got to replace some floor and get a new fridge, some of that fun stuff. It’s all good, minor stuff. It’s not as big a problem as a D-lineman hitting me at 300 pounds. It was great getting to see family, come up for air for a couple of days and let the body heal up.”