REGINA — Tre Ford believes there might be an element of surprise when he leads the Edmonton Elks onto the field Friday against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Ford, who will make his sixth straight start at quarterback for the Elks, faces the Roughriders for the first time in his career.
"Watching it on film and actually being on the field, they're kind of two different things, especially the speed of the game. It’s not that I look slow on film, but I feel like it's a lot faster in person." Since taking over from Taylor Cornelius in August as starter, Ford has given Edmonton some spark. The Elks started the season 0-9-0, but are 3-1-0 in their last four games.
“Keeping him in the pocket," Dickenson said."He can really move, and I know he's going to escape a few times and when he does escape, he can beat you with his legs or he can extend the play and beat you downfield.The Elks rank fifth in the West Division one game behind the fourth-place Calgary Stampeders , and with the Roughriders still in Edmonton's sights in third.
"I think we've got 12 or 13 rookies with us this time and another seven or eight second-year players. Tre himself is a second-year player. Dickenson told his players earlier this week to forget about the loss to Winnipeg and concentrate on the Elks. He feels his team bought into that directive."We emphasized all week that our focus was on Edmonton. I think they've done a good job of taking that message and running with it. It’s a big game for us this week and what happened last week is long in the past."
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