The Curious Case of Benjamin Ijalana

After this, I'm done, I promise.  I've covered Ben Ijalana several times over the last few days, and after finding out he was cut, my fears of Ijalana's injury leading to a shortened NFL career were realized.  I thought that that would be the end of the Ijalana coverage, but some attitudes toward him have been bothering me over the last twenty-four hours, and I wanted to get one more thing down on the record before burying this topic. Once again, we broach the labeling of draft picks.  After two ACL injuries in two years, and subsequently not seeing the field, Ben Ijalana was waived, leading members of the media, fans, and bloggers alike to question whether or not Ijalana was a bust.  Dan Dakich and Mike Chappell were on the radio the other day cracking jokes about Ijalana, wondering what the Polians were doing when they drafted him.  Did everyone seemingly forget that picking Ijalana was widely praised last year? Did everyone forget the potential he was touted as ...