The Lions' Pride

I will say this. PA is very top heavy with

Foster
AB
AA
Johnson
Williams
Boyd.

If we land only 4 of those 6 that would be a big win.

I think Williams is a Lion. He is a stud. Foster? Pitt bound IMHO.

I personally think AA is overrated just a bit. Physically he has all the tools to be a great LB with some coaching. But his competition in high school is not very good at all IMO. But, these coaches know more than i do.

The coaches seem to value physical tools. I'm fine with it, especially since I have confidence in guys like Vanderlinden, LJ, McWhorter, etc. to coach them up.

And yeah...I've seen no reasons not to trust the coaches at this point. They've done a fantastic job of evaluations so far, IMO.

I guess I have a higher view on Williams. He is a special talent IMO. I like Anzalone, and would not have a problem w/rating him anywhere from 3 to 6 in PA this year. If I was doing the rating for PA my top 10 would look like this:

1)Foster- Freakish athlete who is a match up nightmare for the majority of college CBs. He is on the field contributing in special teams and as a receiver the second he steps foot on campus

2)Breneman- Ridiculously talented TE Prospect w/a lethal combination of size, speed, and ball skills. As good of a TE coming out of HS as I can remember in a very long time. He could be the ultimate weapon in the right offensive scheme.

3)Johnson- Prototypical LT with great feat. He is where he should be size wise for a HS Player. He will need to gain size and be coached up, but he could be an all conference performer.

4)Williams- Stud running back with excellent vision and great elusiveness, He is able to make 1 cut and get north and south in a hurry. As good of a running back prospect as there is on the entire east coast. He is a potential feature back in college.

5)Anzalone- Amazing athlete w/great versatility. He can play OLB, TE, RB, FB, or HB. When he finds his place on a team, and concentrates on that spot, he could be special.

6)Kugler- Big strong kid who can maul people but still be quick enough to get out and pull.

7)Boyd- Intriguing athlete who could excel on either side of the ball. Which will it be?

8)Mcglinchey- OT with huge frame. While very raw, he has the potential to be very good. I see him more as a RT.

9)Issah- A bit of a ? but his athleticism can't be denied. He will need to be coached up both on the field and in the weight room.

10)Orndorff- Very good TE prospect. Nice size and good hands. He projects very well on the college level.

My next 5 would be Brian Lemelle, Delton Williams, Curtis Cothran, Andrew Nelson and Devin Wilson.

I see what your saying, he has all the connections to Pitt but that Spring game diffinetly hurt them! Only at the most 4000 fans in a high school stadium that had 9000 fans in a high school game. I think we have a chance with him but clearly Pitt is the leader. Anzalone is not overated he is a physical beast. Bad competition means nothing. He is still a physical beast, with great size, spead and can hit

Hearing from twitter he is heading to OSU's spring game. Can anyone confirm?

That's fine and I tend to agree with these two. Doesn't mean that statement you made is correct.

The problem is a saw him play twice... I didn't even know his name after the game, cause he didnt stand out... Wyo QB is an awesome athlete, but way to small for D1 football, he stood out... I am a high football junky, I saw some great games last year... I think he can
develope into something, but he isnt a starter of day one, he needs coaching, USC, Ohio st., and Florida are not right for this kid.. Penn State and Stanford are the two schools for him... but that is just my opion..

I'm not as harsh as 13 is. But the statement you made is that only Stanford and Penn State can provide him the coaching needed to bring him from where he is now, to being a solid to great college football player. I love Penn State, I believe in Stanford's coaching as well, but those other programs have elite coaches as well and your knock on them was unwarranted. Furthermore, if that is not your intention with that statement then I would love to hear what is.

I also believe that you are the guy who described himself as a huge "PA guy"?

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