2012 Edmonton Eskimos season

2012 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Eric Tillman - Fired Nov 3rd, 2012
Head coach	Kavis Reed
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	7–11
Division place	4th, West
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Team MOP	J. C. Sherritt, LB
Team MOC	Ted Laurent, DT
Team MOR	Shamawd Chambers, WR
Uniform

The 2012 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 64th overall. The Eskimos finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record but still managed to make the playoffs for the second straight season via the CFL's "crossover" rule. The Eskimos played the Toronto Argonauts in the East Semi-Final and lost 42–26.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 1:00 PM MDT. The Eskimos had five selections in the six-round draft, including two in the first round after trading Ricky Ray to the Toronto Argonauts.^[1]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	4	Austin Pasztor	OL	Virginia
1	6	Shamawd Chambers	WR	Wilfrid Laurier
2	14	Justin Capicciotti	DL	Simon Fraser
5	36	Hasan Hazime	DE	Akron
5	38	Ryan King	LB	Saint Mary's

Notable transactions

Date	Type	Incoming	Outgoing	Team
December 12, 2011	Trade	Steven Jyles (QB) Grant Shaw (K/P) *1st round pick in 2012 CFL Draft – Jabar Westerman (DL)	Ricky Ray (QB)	Toronto Argonauts
February 23, 2012	Trade	Future considerations	Eric Wilbur (K/P)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
April 23, 2012	Trade	**6th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Shane Bergman (OL)	Xavier Fulton (OL)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
May 3, 2012	Trade	1st round pick in 2012 CFL Draft – Austin Pasztor (OL) 2nd round pick in 2012 CFL Draft – Justin Capicciotti (DL) 5th round pick in 2012 CFL Draft – Ryan King (LB)	1st round pick in 2012 CFL Draft – Jabar Westerman (DL) 3rd round pick in 2012 CFL Draft – Michael Atkinson (DL)	BC Lions
May 25, 2012	Trade	Merrill Johnson (LB)	Conditional 6th round pick in 2014 CFL Draft	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
September 5, 2012	Trade	Matt O'Donnell (OL) 4th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Jorgen Hus (LB)	Greg Carr (WR) ***5th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Alex Anthony (WR)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
September 12, 2012	Trade	Brody McKnight (K)	Derek Schiavone (P/K) 1st round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Mike Edem (LB) 4th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Nicolas Boulay (LB)	Montreal Alouettes
September 13, 2012	Trade	Darcy Brown (FB)	Ricardo Colclough (DB) 6th round pick in 2015 CFL Draft - Everett Ellefsen (DB)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats

*Later traded to the BC Lions
**Later traded to the Calgary Stampeders
***Later traded back to the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Preseason

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Attendance	Record
A	Fri, June 15	Edmonton Eskimos	17–20	Calgary Stampeders	23,629	0–1
B	Thurs, June 21	BC Lions	24–16	Edmonton Eskimos	30,891	0–2

Regular season

Season standings

West Division view talk edit
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	18	13	5	0	481	354	26	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	12	6	0	534	431	24	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	8	10	0	457	409	16	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	7	11	0	422	450	14	Details

Season schedule

The Edmonton Eskimos clinched a playoff game against the Toronto Argonauts with an Argonauts victory and a Hamilton Tiger-Cats the night before, allowing the Eskimos team to cross-over into the East Divisional Playoffs. The Eskimos would go on to lose against the same Argonauts team that allowed them to clinch the last playoff spot in the CFL during the 2012 CFL season. Had the Hamilton Tiger-Cats beat the Toronto Argonauts lost, the Eskimos final game against Calgary on November 2 would have been a game where they needed to win or tie to clinch a playoff berth.

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	Sat, June 30	Toronto Argonauts	15–19	Edmonton Eskimos		35,538	1–0	2
2	Sun, July 8	Edmonton Eskimos	1–17	Saskatchewan Roughriders		31,459	1–1	2
3	Fri, July 13	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	10–42	Edmonton Eskimos		32,067	2–1	4
4	Fri, July 20	Edmonton Eskimos	27–14	BC Lions		28,335	3–1	6
5	Thurs, July 26	Edmonton Eskimos	22–23	Winnipeg Blue Bombers		29,533	3–2	6
6	Bye						3–2	6
7	Fri, Aug 10	Saskatchewan Roughriders	20–28	Edmonton Eskimos		43,178	4–2	8
8	Fri, Aug 17	Montreal Alouettes	38–25	Edmonton Eskimos		32,760	4–3	8
9	Mon, Aug 27	Edmonton Eskimos	26–17	Toronto Argonauts		22,912	5–3	10
10	Mon, Sept 3	Edmonton Eskimos	30–31	Calgary Stampeders		32,102	5–4	10
11	Fri, Sept 7	Calgary Stampeders	20–18	Edmonton Eskimos		39,363	5–5	10
12	Sat, Sept 15	Edmonton Eskimos	8–51	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		24,162	5–6	10
13	Sat, Sept 22	BC Lions	19–18	Edmonton Eskimos		35,578	5–7	10
14	Fri, Sept 28	Edmonton Eskimos	15–39	Calgary Stampeders		29,290	5–8	10
15	Fri, Oct 5	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	20–35	Edmonton Eskimos		30,557	6–8	12
16	Sat, Oct 13	Saskatchewan Roughriders	20–37	Edmonton Eskimos		38,678	7–8	14
17	Fri, Oct 19	Edmonton Eskimos	19–39	BC Lions		30,102	7–9	14
18	Sun, Oct 28	Edmonton Eskimos	25–27	Montreal Alouettes		23,312	7–10	14
19	Fri, Nov 2	Calgary Stampeders	30–27	Edmonton Eskimos		21,147	7–11	14

Total attendance: 308,866
Average attendance: 34,318 (57.6%)

Roster

2012 Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks  5 Kerry Joseph  3 Steven Jyles 16 Matt Nichols Running backs 30 Mathieu Bertrand FB 28 Cory Boyd  7 Hugh Charles 31 Calvin McCarty Wide receivers 86 Matt Carter 17 Shamawd Chambers 85 Nathan Coehoorn 89 Marcus Henry 81 Glenn MacKay Slotbacks 84 Cary Koch  2 Fred Stamps		Offensive linemen 54 Belton Johnson G 61 Kyle Koch C 67 Scott Mitchell T 64 Matt O'Donnell T 63 Brian Ramsay G 62 Dylan Steenbergen T 58 Devin Tyler G 66 Greg Wojt G Defensive linemen 92 Justin Capicciotti DE 96 Brandon Lang DE 94 Ted Laurent DT 79 Shawn Lemon DE 55 Desmund Lighten DE 91 Marcus Howard DE 93 Don Oramasionwu DT 90 Almondo Sewell DT		Linebackers 49 Mike Cornell LB 12 T. J. Hill LB 48 Simoni Lawrence LB 45 Damaso Munoz LB 47 J. C. Sherritt LB 46 Kye Stewart LB Defensive backs 10 Donovan Alexander S 35 Weldon Brown DB 22 Joe Burnett CB/KR 24 Delroy Clarke DB 42 Clint Kent DB 25 Mike Miller S 27 Ronnie Prude DB 29 Chris Thompson DB 37 Roderick Williams DB Special teams 40 Mike Benson LS 14 Brody McKnight P/K 11 Grant Shaw K		Injured List 68 Joel Bell T 18 Darcy Brown FB  9 Burke Dales P 57 Gordon Hinse C 19 Hugo Lopez S  6 Jeremiah Masoli QB 23 Jerome Messam RB 99 Jermaine Reid DT 80 Tyler Scott WR 59 Dale Stevenson T 44 Peter Thiel FB 75 Kade Weston DT 9-Game Injured List  4 Adarius Bowman SB 34 Pascal Fils FB 53 Ryan King LS 95 Étienne Légaré DT 56 Lee Robinson DE 65 Simeon Rottier G 39 Corbin Sharun LB 50 Orrin Thompson T 97 Julius Williams DE		Practice Roster  8 Dobson Collins WR 71 Terriun Crump SB 83 Ed Gant WR 87 Youssy Pierre WR 41 Michael Ricks DB 82 Steven Turner KR 32 Bryan Williams DB Suspended List Disabled List Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2012-11-10 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active → More rosters

Coaching staff

2012 Edmonton Eskimos staff
	Front office President and ceo – Len Rhodes Director of football operations – Vacant General manager – Vacant Assistant general manager and director of player personnel – Paul Jones Manager of football operations and canadian scouting – Vacant Head scout – Edward Hervey Head Canadian Scout - Rob Ralph Head coaches Head coach – Kavis Reed Assistant Head Coach - Kit Lathrop Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Kavis Reed Quarterbacks – Marcus Crandell Run game coordinator and running backs – Jamie Barresi Receivers – Derrell Mitchell Offensive line – Tim Prinsen Offensive consultant – David Kelly			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator and linebackers – Mark Nelson Defensive line – Kit Lathrop Defensive backs – Marcello Simmons Defensive Assistant - Terry Eisler Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Marcello Simmons Special Teams Assistant - Terry Eisler Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning trainer – Mike Cook → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

Playoffs

Schedule

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Result
East Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 11	Edmonton Eskimos	26–42	Toronto Argonauts		25,792	Loss

East Semi-Final

Edmonton at Toronto

1 2 3 4 Total Eskimos 7 0 3 16 26 • Argonauts 0 31 1 10 42 Date: November 11 Location: Rogers Centre Toronto, ON Game start: 11:00 AM MST Game attendance: 25,792 Television network: TSN

References

1. "Draft Tracker | Prospect Central | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2013-04-22.