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VERO BEACH, Fla. — Murray McCormick’s mutterings, meanderings and musings from Day 2 of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ mini-camp at Historic Dodgertown:

IN THE TRENCHES

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The mini-camp warriors are in the trenches where the offensive and defensive linemen butt heads on a regular basis through the 4½ -hour sessions. Contact is made on each line rush, whether it’s a punch to the chest or a swim move around an offensive lineman. Coaches and trainers pay a lot of attention to making sure the big men are hydrated and have numerous water breaks. It’s still fun to watch the big guys going against each other.

MURRAY’S MONSTERS

On offence, quarterback Jake Heaps is the monster after making huge strides. He looked uncomfortable on Day 1 of mini-camp (Tuesday) and uncertain with the playbook. On Wednesday, he looked poised while making reads. He also interacted more with the other quarterbacks and was even seen instructing receivers on which patterns to run.