I don't follow the CFL but I heard the Esks were on a 3 game winning streak so I checked the standing only to see they are at 3-7 how can this be possible with the top points scored stat in the league and a positive PF and PA record
In the first 5 games they never trailed by more than 8 points and even that was only for a couple minutes. Outside those few minutes, Edmonton was within a single score at all times and three times lost on walkoff field goals. Offense was pretty good in those first 5 games, but the defense never could get a stop when they needed to. Defense finally showed up in Game 6, but offense dried up, then Game 7 was just a full team debacle leading to them finally giving Ford a try.
Once they finally put Ford in and got a team wide boost from it, the team has kicked it into a high gear mostly dominating large stretches of the last three games.
Vs. Sask taking out the first and last plays of the game Edmonton outscored them 42-17 in the middle 59 minutes of the game.
Vs. BC after a mediocre first quarter, they outscored BC 32-6 from the 2nd quarter on
Vs. Hamilton they jumped out to a 32-3 lead in the first half and coasted home to a 47-22 win.
They are one of the best 3-7 I've seen. That's not to say they are an amazing team that is destined for a Cup appearance or even a playoff appearance, but even when the team was 0-5, it was obvious to those watching the games closely that this was the best Elks team since the name change, but they just had to figure out that last detail to turn close losses into wins.