Is Elam done for the season?

[Maine-iac]

Seeing all the injuries at DB I know Elam was put on IR but is he done for the year or is it one of those IR designations where they can come back and play?  Are we about to see Benford, Douglas, and Norman at CB's?

[PetermansRedemption]

I think even if he wasn't on IR for the season, he would be done for the season. He is on exile at some remote desert island. 

[bills742]

I don't believe any IR designation is season ending, there used to be.

[Success]

My impression when he was put on IR was that it wasn't for the whole year.

 

It's an ankle injury, right?

 

[Maine-iac]

I know they threw him in a couple of games and it didn't go great.  More so he wasn't tackling well than coverage problems but if Dane is down, and Rapp, and Taron, and Lewis is always knicked up I know he's not getting pro bowl votes but we seem to be down to slim pickings.

[BillsFan130]

IR is 4 weeks eligible to return 

[Big Turk]

11 minutes ago, Maine-iac said:

Seeing all the injuries at DB I know Elam was put on IR but is he done for the year or is it one of those IR designations where they can come back and play?  Are we about to see Benford, Douglas, and Norman at CB's?

 

All IR is 4 weeks now where you can bring a player back. Only caveat is you can only bring back 8 players a season and you can only bring the same player back twice.  The 3rd time he goes on IR he is out for the year.

Edited November 20, 2023 by Big Turk

[Beast]

9 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said:

I think even if he wasn't on IR for the season, he would be done for the season. He is on exile at some remote desert island. 

Kaiir "Poodle" Elam, as you know, has been living in semi-seclusion in Northern Quebec ever since his tragic benching by Sean McDermott.

[Aussie Joe]

So when is the 4 weeks up?

 

[Freddie's Dead]

Buy a Consonant is in the McDoghouse.  You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

[philholbroo]

would love to see him back this year, and put him in instead of taron when anything but pure zone. Such as the end of Broncos or Giants games.

[Warcodered]

Well they stashed him on IR but I suppose he could always have a miraculous recovery in case of an emergency.

[AuntieEm]

19 minutes ago, bills742 said:

I don't believe any IR designation is season ending, there used to be.

Only if player is IR'ed before the first game of season I believe.  To prevent a team from basically taking a potential player off the market from competing teams.

[Saxum]

45 minutes ago, philholbroo said:

would love to see him back this year, and put him in instead of taron when anything but pure zone. Such as the end of Broncos or Giants games.

 

He has same issue as Jets CB being too handsy (and he got flagged this time shocking me) and in ending of those type of games he could cause a pass interference call which could help those teams win the game.

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, Maine-iac said:

Seeing all the injuries at DB I know Elam was put on IR but is he done for the year or is it one of those IR designations where they can come back and play?  Are we about to see Benford, Douglas, and Norman at CB's?

 

There was a rule change for the 2020 season where any player who is placed on IR during the regular season is eligible to return.

 

This year there’s a maximum of 7 IR’d players who may return, and they must be on IR a minimum of 4 games.

 

So Elam could be designated to return after next week

[John from Riverside]

Elam might be done for his bills careerM

 

I can easily see them treating him in the off-season

[Spiderweb]

Wasn't the official word that he was shut down due to an ankle injury that wasn't coming around? 

[BaaadThingsMan]

He should study Douglas

[EasternOHBillsFan]

10 hours ago, Beast said:

Kaiir "Poodle" Elam, as you know, has been living in semi-seclusion in Northern Quebec ever since his tragic benching by Sean McDermott.

 

NOT POODLE!!!

[78thealltimegreat]

Beane said in his post trade deadline press conference that they were thinking of shutting him down for the year over his ankle. If only Elam where a decent pick him and Douglas manning the corners next year would make life without Trey alot easier.