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EDMONTON - Success for the Edmonton Eskimos is 2013 rests on five mountain-sized men who barely know each other protecting the CFL teams third opening-day quarterback in three years. But Eskimo head coach Kavis Reed promises a drastic improvement on the teams 7-11 record from 2012. "We know theres still going to be some growing pains," said Reed. "However given the talent and given the core leadership that we have, we feel very confident this is going to be a very competitive football team that should win more games than we lose." The Eskimos open the CFL season at home Saturday against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Leading the way is quarterback Mike Reilly, acquired from the B.C. Lions in the off-season. The 28-year-old from Kennewick, Wash., gets his first crack as a starting QB in the pro game after years of apprenticeship as vagabond NFL training camp fodder before signing with the Lions in 2010. He started three games last year and saw action in six, completing 52 of 75 passes for 682 yards and four touchdowns against two interceptions. "Its something Ive worked my whole career for," said Reilly, standing in front of his stall in the Eskimo dressing room, the one that used to belong to famous ex-Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray. "Ive wanted to be a starting quarterback on a professional team since I was a little kid. Now that opportunity has come, but its still no guarantee. Youve still got to go out and perform each week." Reilly was to fight Matt Nichols for the starting pivot job this year until Nichols tore up his knee in the first pre-season game against the Riders. He is done until 2014. The No. 2 quarterback is rookie Jonathan Crompton. They are part of the roster overhaul that will see newcomers in half the starting positions and major changes to the offensive line. Guard Simeon Rottier shifts over the from the left side of the line after missing half of 2012 with a hyper-extended elbow. Gord Hinse, who takes over from Kyle Koch at centre, missed most of last season with a thumb injury. Guard Matt ODonnell came to the Esks late last season, and tackles Thaddeus Coleman and Cliff Louis are off-season acquisitions. When Reilly walks to the line of scrimmage, he will see, from left to right, Coleman (six-foot-eight), ODonnell (six-foot-11), Hinse (six-foot-four), Rottier (six-foot-six) and Louis (six-foot-eight). Its not a line, its a cordillera. They acquitted themselves well in the last pre-season game. Against the Lions they opened holes for 134 yards in rushing, 298 yards in passing and three TDs. The line has been under the gun from the get-go at camp with Reed and new general manager Ed Hervey playing good-cop, bad-cop. While Reed has built up the line, Hervey has delivered swift kicks to its backside. "Play better," Hervey said in an interview before camp opened. "Every year were always asking these questions about the offensive line. Well how about the offensive line answer those questions." Rottier said its fair game. "Anything the coach says, the GM says, theyre asking a lot — but were asking a lot of ourselves. We never take that personally. We want to win as much as they do. "We definitely want to be leading this team, playing aggressive, and give the skill guys a chance to win." The skill guys are looking for a breakout year in 2013. Slotback Fred Stamps returns as the go-to guy in the receiving corps. Stamps, entering his seventh CFL season, led the Green and Gold with 70 catches for 1,310 yards and nine touchdowns in 2012. Lining up with him are Nate Coehoorn, Shamawd Chambers, Cary Koch and the lightning fast rookie Isaiah Sweeney. In the backfield, Hugh Charles returns after accumulating 1,409 combined passing-running yards and six TDs last year. The defence is the strength of the Eskimos, led by middle linebacker JC Sherritt. The 25-year-old from Truckee, Calif., set a CFL record for tackles with 130 and was named the CFLs most outstanding defensive player. Beside him are returning veterans T.J. Hill and Damaso Munoz. Up front, free agent rush Odell Willis will try to regain the sack magic that made him the "Mayor of Swaggerville" in Winnipeg two seasons ago. Lining up at the other defensive end position is Marcus Howard, who recorded 11 sacks in 2011 only to be derailed by a recurring hamstring injury in 2012. Ted Laurent, Don Oramasionwu and Almondo Sewell provide strength at the tackle positions. Chris Thompson returns to lead a revamped secondary that includes newcomers Aaron Grymes and Marcell Young on the corners. Grant Shaw handles the kicking duties and Burke Dales is the punter. The coaching staff has also been overhauled. Doug Sams is the new offensive co-ordinator and Greg Marshall handles the defence. 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Disaster again struck for Jamie Whincup as Holdens Will Davison claimed his second Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama on Sunday.Four-time champion Whincup crossed the line first but he had already been hit with a 15 second post-race penalty for a controversial incident with 11 laps left, relegating him to 11th on the timesheets.It set up a final dog fight for the Great Race between 2009 winner Davison and Kiwi van Gisbergen.And it didnt disappoint.Trying to conserve fuel, Davison somehow held out a fast finishing van Gisbergen by 0.14 of a second - the closest competitive finish in the races 56 year history.Holdens Nick Percat was third.It ran out of fuel as I crossed the finish line, Davison said.I cant believe the way it panned out.Neither could Whincup.He copped the time penalty after trying to snatch second spot from Volvos Scott McLaughlin on lap 150.He tried to overtake on the inside of McLaughlin at The Chase, forcing the Volvo driver off the track.McLaughlin weaved back onto the track, spectacularly crashing with Holdens Garth Tander prompting yet another safety car.Whincup started all that, said Tander, whose Holden was written off by the incident.Jamie was being pretty desperate, its not on.Six-time Bathurst winner Whincup was apologetic.I dont know what to say. I feel sorry about that, he said.I will apologise but I felt the move was on.Whincup was looking for a reversal of fortuness after his last two disastrous Bathurst campaigns.ddddddddddddLast year he sensationally ignored team orders to pit before passing a safety car, relegating him from second to 18th.And in 2014 the Holden gun also defied a team directive and ran out of fuel on the 161st and final lap while leading.As usual, there were no shortage of hard luck stories.In the end, eight of the 27 cars failed to finish, prompting six safety cars.The biggest name scalp was Fords Mark Winterbottom whose Supercars title defence appears in tatters after his brakes failed on lap 135.There was also no luck for sentimental favourite and defending champion Craig Lowndes.The Holden veteran had hoped to claim a seventh Bathurst to honour Peter Brock on the 10th anniversary of his mentors death.He finished fourth last after his campaign was sabotaged by early gear issues.Female driver Simona de Silvestre - who will compete in the Supercars full-time next year - finished 14th.Brocks anniversary attracted a four day attendance of 204,512 - the second biggest Bathurst 1000 crowd.Bathurst champions of the last decade honoured Brock in a pre-race parade driving some of the late greats most famous race cars.The crowd also gave a standing ovation on lap five, honouring Brocks famous 05 racing number. 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