Bomber 6 game IR

[Blue In BC]

Beeksma, Gauthier and Darby should be able to practice this week if healthy. Only Beeksma is eligible to come off 6 game IR I believe. He's missed 9 games and has seen reps on defence and plays well on ST's.

Can't remember any specific reports about their status last week. It appears Gauthier and Darby could be able to return for last regular season game.

All that said, IDK if any of them are close to being healthy. However, if they are and we aren't in a must win for our last regular season game, are they choices to be moved to the AR? It would seem it's then or not until 2024?

Wouldn't like to see a player that has missed an extended period get activated with little time to get up to game speed.

Of this group, Gauthier would be the most productive and experienced.  Can't really see Darby making a comeback based on our starters and back ups unless we have an injury. Seriously doubt Miller or Murphy see any game action in 2023. Our IR is short compared to nearly every other team.

Anyone have better injury status on these 3.

[TecnoGenius]

If Houston and Parker are still having injury issues then Darby will probably be back.  We did always choose him over Lawrence.  We can't not have an extra dressed IMP DB nor SAM: we must dress at least 1 extra, and he can shuffle around as needed.

I'd think Gauthier is guaranteed dressed if healthy.  He's a great post-season guy.

I can't believe Miller will miss the entire enchilada.  Has he been injured 1.5 years now?  If he doesn't get in for the final reg season game then I doubt he dresses for the post-season.  You can't risk rust and re-injury putting us down a player.

[Blue In BC]

If Gauthier is healthy there is no doubt he gets activated. Even if we're in a must win situation he can get some reps and be productive. If we're not in a must win situation he'd get more reps to get up to game speed etc. Based on roster today I'd think Kelly would get pushed back to PR ( possibly 1 game IR ).

We haven't used a DI spot for a DB much if at all this season. I think we should but that's an issue it seems. We won't know if Houston misses the next game or more and / or who starts at CB.

[TecnoGenius]

We haven't used a DI spot for a DB much if at all this season. I think we should but that's an issue it seems. We won't know if Houston misses the next game or more and / or who starts at CB.

Don't we often/usually make sure there's at least 1 IMP depth guy dressed (DI) on either SAM or DB?  Surely we don't roll into the GC with the only backups for DB/SAM being NATs??  Especially with a NAT starting at SAM?

Even if we have our "optimal" DB corps healthy, wouldn't be DI Parker since he'd also be a returner backup to Grant?

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Don't we often/usually make sure there's at least 1 IMP depth guy dressed (DI) on either SAM or DB?  Surely we don't roll into the GC with the only backups for DB/SAM being NATs??  Especially with a NAT starting at SAM?

Even if we have our "optimal" DB corps healthy, wouldn't be DI Parker since he'd also be a returner backup to Grant?

Yes. Basically all year we've used a DI spot on a DB (although we elected not to in BC). What a lot of people still don't seem to understand is SAM is a DB spot in five receiver sets (which is the majority of snaps), and can usually be thought of as a halfback. In the NFL, it's roughly the positional equivalent of a slot corner which in the CFL would be referred to as a halfback or SAM.

[Blue In BC]

Yes. Basically all year we've used a DI spot on a DB (although we elected not to in BC). What a lot of people still don't seem to understand is SAM is a DB spot in five receiver sets (which is the majority of snaps), and can usually be thought of as a halfback. In the NFL, it's roughly the positional equivalent of a slot corner which in the CFL would be referred to as a halfback or SAM.

Before Grant was healthy we didn't do that. After Grant was injured we used McCrae to fill his spot for a few games. Then we switched to Parker as our returner. In that sense we did have a DI spot that was both a returner and a DB.

With Grant back we've gone back to not having a DB as a DI. The other DI's have been Cole, Clements, Castillo and Jackson, in theory. After Kramdi started we still had Darby on the roster so it's not entirely clear if he was a DI or just a non starting import. I suppose it could have been any of previously mentioned group. In the last game neither Grant or Clements was listed as a DI although one of them would have been.

Going forward it's difficult to know what the plan will be.  If Houston can return for our next game and Parker stays on the AR then someone is coming off.