They are still in the basement of the Canadian Football League standings. They will likely still finish on the outside looking in at the playoff ...
They will likely still finish on the outside looking in at the playoff picture.But right now, that single, solitary win has given them hope, which is a far cry better than the hapless, helpless team they looked like on the way to going winless for the entire first half of the season.
First, it was jumping out to a 22-0 lead out of nowhere against the top team in the division, albeit on the way to a 38-29 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, before finally coming up with a long-awaited victory, 24-10, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last week.
Ford, since taking over for Taylor Cornelius, has led the offence to five touchdowns in 24 drives across two starts, compared to six touchdowns in 84 drives in seven starts by his predecessor. That’s one in every five drives, compared to one in every 14. Pressure is been taken off the Elks pass protection, as the offence is throwing the ball less, getting rid of it quicker when they do throw, and has been running much, much more.
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