The Big ?, Ijalana is trying

[chad72]

http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/NO-WHAT-IF/2c2e56ef-bfc1-4ee1-bbff-bbca8d3a0ebe

 

Gotta love his heart and determination.

[Moncrief]

Wish he would stay healthy.  Then maybe we would have one less hole on the line to fix

[ColtJ82]

I really hope Ben is able to come back and be successful. Could be a huge addition for us this year. 

[LockeDown]

Festus Ijalana...now that's a name.  I am pulling for Ben as well.

[OJl]

Don't count on Ijalana.  Just take whatever he can give as a bonus.  That's the attitude I'm going to take on him. 

 

He seems like a good kid and I hope he makes it.  But most 10 year contributors don't start their careers out with two brutal ACL tears.

[Nobody]

Lets hope he's just unlucky.

[NewColtsFan]

I think the safest thing is to not plan on having him.....    for whatever reason.

 

Then,  if he's healthy and his performance is up to standards,  then he's an unexpected gift...  a bonus....

 

Otherwise, to expect him is to flirt with disappointment....   and two major surgeries  (I think on the same knee, and same ligament?)  is not a bright future....

[Iron Colt]

Werent there reports that he was on the verge of being cut before his last injury?

[Derakynn]

Yeah I would just think about it as a pleasant surprise if he is able to come back. I really hope he is able to, it always makes me sad when I read about people's careers ending for any reason.

[21isSuperman]

Ijalana's potential is through the roof.  If he can get back and stay healthy, he could be a very good offensive lineman.  I could see him being our best OL if he can come back completely healthy and strong

[ColtsLegacy]

He certainly seems to have a great attitude. I'm cautiously optimistic that he can still turn into a very good lineman for us. Go Ben, I'm pulling for you!

[Carlos Danger]

Ijalana's potential is through the roof.  If he can get back and stay healthy, he could be a very good offensive lineman.  I could see him being our best OL if he can come back completely healthy and strong

completely agree, but that's a big if

[TKnight24]

He'll pull through

[dw49]

Festus Ijalana...now that's a name.  I am pulling for Ben as well.

 

 

Only other Festus I knew was a scrungy looking guy that was Matt Dillon's deputy on the TV show Gunsmoke. That show ran from 1955-1975. Most of you snot noses are too young to know Festus.

[CroatianColtsFan21]

Only other Festus I knew was a scrungy looking guy that was Matt Dillon's deputy on the TV show Gunsmoke. That show ran from 1955-1975. Most of you snot noses are too young to know Festus.

 

Congratulations on your 1000th comment  :disco:

[lollygagger8]

We can rebuild him!

 

[CR91]

its hard enough to come back from one acl tear let away two. im not holding my breathe. not everyone is peterson or tommy davis

[Coltsfanforlife12]

Ijalana was not on the verge of being cut.  He was still rehabbing his knee so he wasn't able to go full contact.  His second tear was nearly as brutal as the first considering it happened in a non-contact drill and his leg just got tangled with another player.  He could be a great linemen.  I've heard he can play either guard or tackle spot.  So in hopes we land Vasquez and Levitre I would hope he could come in and play for justice.

[PatMcAfeeFan]

Let's hope he gets to 100% so he can help improve our line. 

[TKnight24]

The fact that he's trying to recover is the reason why I believe he'll pull through. I don't know too many people who would even try to come back after two of the same injuries

[LockeDown]

Depending on the free agency linemen we grab and Ijalana's recovery, we could go from worst to first (close anyways). All I want is for Luck to get 15 seconds behind his line to survey the field like Brady gets.  That's all I would ask.

[dw49]

Congratulations on your 1000th comment  :disco:

 

 

 

Thanks considering 997 of them were stupid.

[Malakai432]

Thanks considering 997 of them were stupid.

I like cake!!!

[dgambill]

Depending on the free agency linemen we grab and Ijalana's recovery, we could go from worst to first (close anyways). All I want is for Luck to get 15 seconds behind his line to survey the field like Brady gets.  That's all I would ask.

15 sounds a bit much....Brady gets about 6 to 7 tops....oh man its fun to watch when he gets pressure. Like every other qb in the league he gets very panicky. It would be nice to give Luck a clean pocket..and 3-4 seconds.

[CroatianColtsFan21]

Thanks considering 997 of them were stupid.

 , nice one..

[Hans Moleman]

Anything Ben can give us is a bonus at this point, but I'm rooting for the big dude to make it back. Would be a huge bonus if he could somehow come back and stabilize one of the guard spots for us.