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The new general manager of the Edmonton Eskimos says theyve checked most of the items off their must-do list as they prepare for the 2013 CFL season. "Retaining the services of coach Kavis Reed was the No. 1 factor on that list," said Hervey, who got the nod after former general manager Eric Tillman got the boot in 2012. Hervey also pointed to steps made to bolster an offence that left the Eskimos last in the West last season. One of the first was to obtain the services of quarterback Mike Reilly from the B.C. Lions before he hit the free-agent market. After Tillman traded Ricky Ray to Toronto, the Eskimos struggled at quarterback with Stephen Jyles, Kerry Joseph and Matt Nichols rotating through the position. Reilly isnt guaranteed the starters spot, Hervey emphasized, and must go head-to-head with Nichols to win that right, but he gives the team more options. "We felt by obtaining Mike Reilly it would give us depth at that position which has (also) now created, in our opinion, a fine quarterback battle between he and Matt Nichols." Hervey also says theyve complemented the explosive scatback style of Hugh Charles with signings like that of import John White, better suited to take over should Charles go down again. Theyre the same size and the team will be able to maintain the same style of ground game, said Hervey. Edmonton did make the playoffs thanks to weak Eastern teams that allowed for a crossover but fell victim to Ray and the Toronto Argonauts in the East semifinal. Hervey said theyve worked to bolster the offensive line with moves such as a trade with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the services of non-import Carson Rockhill. "We felt that our need (was) to get bigger, more physical and more athletic on the offensive line. (It) was an area we needed to improve." He said they made it a priority to retain key free agents such as linebacker J.C. Sherritt and defensive end Marcus Howard and locked up slotback Fred Stamps early. They also nabbed free agent Odell Willis from under the nose of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, minutes after he supposedly hit the market, which earned them a $10,000 fine from the CFL for tampering. "We feel the need to get to the quarterback was important," said Hervey. Willis has a talent for sacking quarterbacks but he also has a reputation for off-field behaviour that cost him his job with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Unlike the Bombers, the Eskimos arent getting a new stadium this season, but President Len Rhodes says fans will be getting new seats. All 58,000 will be replaced at Commonwealth as the season progresses but the last wont go into until the fall, he said. Hervey says the team not only wanted to improve its roster for 2013, it wanted to improve its draft position. 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Exeter picked up their first league win of the season with a deserved win over Harlequins at Sandy Park but their afternoon was marred by the sending off of replacement prop Tomas Francis for careless use of the boot.For the first 50 minutes, the Chiefs were in commanding form before falling away in the last quarter. They still scored five tries with hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie scoring a hat-trick. Lachie Turner also crossed twice with Gareth Steenson converting four and adding a penalty.Rob Buchanan, Danny Care and Charlie Walker scored tries for Quins with Tim Swiel kicking two conversions and two penalties. It was a second loss for the Quins in their three opening matches with only a narrow win over Premiership newcomers, Bristol, to their name.A leg injury to promising number eight Jack Clifford, which saw him helped from the field in the second half, compounded a miserable afternoon for Quins.Mitch Lees was a late withdrawal for the Chiefs with Damian Welch stepping up from the bench to replace him but Exeter soon overcame this setback by taking a lead in the sixth minute.An excellent run from Don Armand put the visitors defence on the back foot, which allowed Turner to force his way over from close range.Steenson missed the conversion before the hosts fumbled the restart and were penalised, which enabled Swiel to put Quins on the scoreboard.Minutes later, Swiel put his side in front with a second penalty before Exeter bungled a clear-cut opportunity to retake the lead when Ian Whitten failed to deliiver the scoring pass to Henry Slade as the wing chose to go it alone and was tackled just short of the line.ddddddddddddIt mattered little, as from the resulting line-out a wholly inaccurate throw went straight to Cowan-Dickie, who merely had to fall over the line. Steenson converted before Exeter hit their opponents with a brilliant third try.The Chiefs burst out of defence and clever play from Olly Woodburn handed a second try to Turner but the visitors remained in contention with a Buchanan try from a driving line-out.Swiel converted before Exeter picked up their bonus point when Cowan-Dickie drove over for his second try. Steenson converted and kicked a penalty to leave his side with a healthy 29-13 lead at the interval.After the restart, two lost line-outs from Quins soon allowed the home side to resume their dominance with Cowan-Dickie completing his hat-trick from another driving line-out.Quins threw on the cavalry with Dave Ward, Will Collier and George Merrick all introduced before Cowan-Dickie departed to rapturous applause from the home crowd.A raft of substitutions resulted in the game becoming disjointed with Exeter resting on their laurels to give the visitors more possession.This allowed a try for Care and one for Walker as Quins showed considerable spirit in the final quarter but despite a red card for Francis, they never looked like overhauling the Chiefs. ' ' '