Clarity on IR

[jfkbengals]

(09-04-2016, 09:19 AM)TGISunday Wrote: Many of us remember a change in March of this year to the IR rules, to where teams need not designate a player to return later...they can simply choose any of the players on IR who meet the aging requirements (8? Weeks on IR?)

But my question is around how the Bengals did their IR designations (or lack of) so far.  I can't find this answer anywhere.

Last week Billings was placed on IR, and I remember a little blurb that after his placement on IR, that doing it now and not during the season basically read "his season is over, no chance he can be brought back now" or something to that effect.

Also, it appears Hobson doesn't remember the IR change as I remember reading him writing about the designation to be added to Peerman or WJIII.  Maybe he misstated we can only bring back one, maybe he doesn't get it. (Sorry, no links as I can't find the reference articles).

Anyways, question is: can Billings be brought back (theoretically) after going on IR during the preseason, or did we have to wait until regular season rosters are in effect?

If no difference, why not IR Peerman and Jackson when they got hurt to allow more spots?

He gets it.  This is just an issue of semantics.  

They will both go to IR.  At week 8 they will evaluate the health of each player and their chances of contributing, as well as the status of the team.  When they are ready to activate one of those two players, said player will be designated to return and rejoin the 53 man roster.

So the label no longer need be applied at the beginning, because you can never foresee the future.  God forbid someone like Green, Geno, or Tez gets a 9 week injury in week 2.  This way we would be able to say the hell with Peerman and WJ3 and get back the super star instead.

There us a slim chance, however, that only one will go to IR.  If that is the case, it is because there is a very good chance the one on the 53 can come back full strength by mid-season as well.