Wow, did we miss anything here at
ColtPlay? Ah, our job is not to report the news but to comment on it, so let’s
go.
Ben Ijalana tears his ACL, goes
to IR (if he clears waivers) and sign Ty Nsekhe
It’s sad, but after everything I
saw last season and in the offseason, we here at ColtPlay didn’t put a lot of
stock in Ijalana’s chances. A second-round pick last year, he was beaten out
for starting spots by Jeff Linkenbach, Ryan Diem and Mike Pollak before a
season-ending injury. Then, in the offseason, fans and commentators talked him
up as a potential starter, but the Colts were ominously silent as far as he was
concerned. They didn’t seem to expect much.
And now he’s out for the season
again. It’s unlikely he’ll ever recover enough to make a contribution in the
NFL. Sad.
I don’t know much about Nsekhe (6080/325/5.40e
in 2009) except that he’s huge, played for three teams in the Arena League, was
a college DT at Texas State and goes by T.Y. Nsekhe on his Facebook page. I
expect he’s a long shot.
AJ Edds also tore his ACL and is
out for the season
This sucks because I totally
expected him to compete for a starting spot. Lots of Colts fans loooove Kavell
Conner. Don’t count ColtPlay among them.
Kevin Thomas is demoted from the
starting lineup, then traded to Philadelphia to linebackers Moise Fokou and
Greg Lloyd
ColtPlay was kind of leery about
Thomas right from the start, and was not truly surprised he did not win the
starting role. It’s not just his injury history, it’s also the fact that he
really didn’t play all that well. I’m not sure how Fokou (6011/233/4.65c in
2009) and Lloyd (6011/246/4.80c in 2011) fit in with the Colts, but ColtPlay
feels a lot less bad about the Edds injury. Fokou played poorly last year, but
was totally miscast in Philly’s scheme (which looked a lot like the Colts old
scheme). He could earn a backup spot on the outside, especially if he shows he
can rush the passer. Lloyd is not a big-time prospect, but not bad for a
throw-in.
More disturbing is the fact that
Justin King is starting in his place. That’s a horrifying indictment of the
other corners on the Colts roster.
3 comments:
What do you think was the problem with Iggy?
Slow feet? No toughness?
I dunno Roy. Always being hurt certainly didn't help him.
Whatever the reason, it was very disappointing.
Why do the COLTS keep missing on the o-line draft choices?
Along those lines, pun intended, how good of a player do you think Costanzo will be long term?
Thanks, Jerry. I am very glad you are active again with the blog.
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