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“We did have a little bit of an injury yesterday, as well, Markeith (Ambles) got stepped on. Whether that was going to change our mind on things or not, who knows.”

Making the whole thing more complicated was the fact Brescacin has been dealing with a groin injury that severely limited the work he was able to put in over the last couple weeks and would have sidelined him completely in the West Division Final had Rogers not needed a few drives off due to a knee injury.

Given that Rogers has been fighting through injuries to that knee and had surgery earlier this year, having a little extra American insurance in the lineup is probably not a bad idea.

Daniels might be listed as the backup, but he’s proven in the last two Grey Cups that he’s a big-game player, so it always seemed like if he was healthy enough to play the Stampeders would find a way to take advantage of that.

The only thing holding them back was the fact he’s been sidelined since mid-September with a broken collarbone.

“Certainly I’m a little apprehensive, you can’t test it out until you get whacked,” Dickenson said. “I was very close to bringing him on last week, but I just didn’t feel confident. I think health-wise, he’s past the hurdles. He showed me he could do it.”

Daniels, for the record, sounded confident the injury was behind him.

“I’ve been doing everything I can to make sure I’m ready for this game,” Daniels said. “I prepared myself for hits and I’m ready to take them on and I’m ready to win the Grey Cup.”