{"id":6635,"date":"2023-06-24T06:56:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T06:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/?p=6635"},"modified":"2023-06-24T06:56:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T06:56:30","slug":"when-will-the-edmonton-elks-offence-show-up-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/when-will-the-edmonton-elks-offence-show-up-edmonton\/","title":{"rendered":"When will the Edmonton Elks offence show up? &#8211; Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After crews wiped up the sweat from 55-year-old rapper LL Cool J following his concert at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, the Lions wiped the field of the Edmonton Elks. 22-0 was the score.<\/p>\n<p>The first time the Edmonton Elks have been shutout in a CFL game since August 15, 1976 when they lost 40-0 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.<\/p>\n<p>They produced just 151 yards of net offence with 103 of those yards coming from quarterback Taylor Cornelius.<\/p>\n<p>The Elks had 11 possessions in the game, with 10 possessions ending in a punt and one ending with a fumble.<\/p>\n<p>With only 13 points scored including one offensive touchdown in two games, the Elks offence might resemble a tragedy written by Shakesphere.<\/p>\n<p>Cornelius hasn\u2019t looked very comfortable outside of 102 yard touchdown pass to the Eugene Lewis in the season-opener on June 11.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Running back Kevin Brown hasn\u2019t found his form from his seven-game stint in 2022. The offensive line, according to Pro Football Focus, has given up a pressure rate of 40 per cent in each of the first two games. Receivers have dropped the ball too much which have killed drives.<\/p>\n<p>It feels like the perfect storm.<\/p>\n<p>The 0-2 Elks play host to the defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts on Sunday at Commonwealth Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>More was expected of the offence, who do have a few new pieces, including receiver Eugene Lewis. He is coming off a 1,300-yard season in 2022. Lewis says it\u2019s important for the offence not to overreact to the slow start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely because you have to remember, we have young team and they haven\u2019t experienced everything I have, and couple of older guys on the team have,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know we\u2019re 0-2 now but it\u2019s very early in the season. Don\u2019t pack it up right now because it\u2019s too early. As long as we adjust to the things that we need to do. Focus on our discipline and our details, we\u2019re going to be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elks receiver Eugene Lewis on being a part of an offence who didn\u2019t score a point on Saturday against the Lions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Jun 19 - Elks REC Eugene Lewis on being a part of an offence who didn&#039;t score a point on Saturday against the Lions\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=CORU1642375964#?secret=udMjmlWH1J\" data-secret=\"udMjmlWH1J\" width=\"670\" height=\"200\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Elks defence is holding the team in games. The Lions had to settle for five field goals and only scored one offensive touchdown. The Lions eventually wore down the Elks defence with 36 minutes of time of possession. Veteran Elks linebacker Adam Konar says they are not growing frustrated with the offence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverytime you go out there you have a chance to generate turnovers, generate points and make big plays,\u201d Konar said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to be excited every time you go out there and I feel we have a pretty good group for that. When you have a group like that, it doesn\u2019t matter what the offence is doing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to go out there and play as hard as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elks linebacker Adam Konar on the defence having more to give and moving on from Saturday\u2019s loss to the Lions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Jun 21 - Elks LB Adam Konar on the defence having more to give and moving on from Saturday&#039;s loss to the Lions \" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=CORU6128634917#?secret=EDEOwMzg80\" data-secret=\"EDEOwMzg80\" width=\"670\" height=\"200\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Cornelius on the other hand feels the opposite of Konar. Cornelius, who has had his own share of struggles to start the season, says the offence needs to start holding their end of the bargain and get the ball in the end zone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt sucks to let them down like that and come out and not perform they way we know we can and put up points like we know this offence should,\u201d Cornelius said.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cWe feel the need to go out there and play with our hair on fire, get more points, and bring a spark for the defence as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The defence will not rest<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Elks have put up some positive number on defence through the first two games allowing an average of 19.5 points.<\/p>\n<p>The defence has forced four turnovers and have given up one touchdown in each of the first two games. Linebacker Adam Konar says there\u2019s no consolation prize for an 0-2 start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure you can look at that, say we\u2019ve been playing well but at the end of day, if we\u2019re not getting wins we\u2019re not playing well enough,\u201d Konar said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cWe need to be better and there\u2019s still things we can improve on and get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Manny Show is on hiatus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, Loucheiz Purifoy didn\u2019t practice because of an ankle injury but was a full participant on Friday and will play on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Receiver Manny Arceneaux won\u2019t be so fortunate as he sustained a knee injury during the loss to the Lions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cManny is probably going to be out at least six weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Arcenaeux will join veteran defensive back Ed Gainey on the six-game injured list. Gainey suffered what the team is calling a chest injury suffered in the first half of last week\u2019s loss to the Lions.<\/p>\n<p>Expect Marcus Lewis to start at a corner spot opposite of Kai Gray. C.J. Sims will draw in as the primary returner as Kyran Moore will now become a full-time receiver with the injury to Arceneaux.<\/p>\n<p>The Elks host the Toronto Argonauts at Commonwealth Stadium on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Kick-off will be at 5 p.m., 630 CHED will have live coverage starting with Countdown to Kick-off at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2023 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9790405\/when-will-the-edmonton-elks-offence-show-up\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Originally Appeared Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After crews wiped up the sweat from 55-year-old rapper LL Cool J following his concert at B.C. 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