EDMONTON — Selfish plays. Too many players getting caught out of position. Bad penalties.
The Edmonton Elks’ defensive players are still seething about Monday’s 35-31 loss to the Calgary Stampeder where they blew a 15-point fourth-quarter lead.“We take the onus on ourselves, knowing that we pretty much lost the game in the fourth quarter,” veteran defensive back Ed Gainey said. “The mood? As a defensive unit, we’re pissed. We just want to come out here this weekend and prove that we can play four quarters of football and we can make plays when they present themselves.
But there are positives for an Elks team that started the season 0-9, and has made great strides since Tre Ford took over as the starting quarterback. Elks general manager and head coach Chris Jones said that Maier’s ability to scramble away from pressure was one the keys to the Stamps comeback, and that the Elks have to be more disciplined in the rematch.
And, the Stamps will need to piece together its secondary after injuries to Shaquille Richardson and Titus Wall, who are both out for the rematch.
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