The Lions' Pride

Just some quick thoughts on Angelo's game last night. I didn't get to watch as much of it as I wished, due to the Bradley-chasing and the Nowicki story, but I got some solid looks at his play. First off, let me state the obvious that the offensive line is at an immediate disadvantage in a game like this. Very tough for a lineman to show out when the defensive line is essentially pinning its ears back and going after the quarterback on every play.

I was very surprised with his ability to pass protect. He didn't do a lot of it in high school and was able to contain the rush very well last night. Unlike some of his teammates, he was able to move his feet and keep his man in front of him. He got a good punch and was able to keep defensive linemen off balanced. He did not get bullrushed at all from what I saw.

In the run game, he did get stood up a few times and stoned by the defensive tackles for the Red team. He also found himself out of a few plays at times after sliding off a block or something. He's got a college-ready frame. He may need to redistribute a couple of pounds, but he looks like he could play now.

All in all, thought he really played well for the white team in those circumstances. Would agree that he was one of the top three, maybe even the best, interior line prospects in the game. Really liked what I saw from Mangiro last night.

Here is a video interview conducted with him after the game. He talks about his performance in the game, his thoughts on the future, his thoughts on Joe Paterno's future, whether or not teams have used Paterno's future against Penn State and where he goes from here. Pretty solid interview if I may say.

Enjoy.