In a world full of ass hat coaches with God complexes like Urban Meyer, know nothing media personalities, and message board dimwits who wax poetically about football strategies they know nothing about.
Mike Leach, like Lavell Edwards, Bill Walsh and Paul Brown proved you do not have to be a certified meathead, hell bent on running the football, into a brick wall on 1st and 2nd down.
Those coaches proved 50/50 run pass balance is complete BS, and it is WAY easier to gain 5 yards on 1st down passing, than it is running. When you have inferior personnel and lineman.
Henceforth Mike Leach was able to produce a winner at Texas Tech, WSU and Miss St. With inferior talent, He also produced coaches like Kingsbury, Riley and Holgerson
It is no coincidence that Mike Holmgren and Andy Reid, worked for BOTH Lavell Edwards and Bill Walsh. 5 Super Bowls and an NCAA National Championship is not a bad track record.
It is also no coincidence that ND, had its best stable of running backs in 35 years, and the play of the OL was vastly improved. Yet still went a disappointing 8-4. Why? Because ND lined up with 5 skill position players, and only wanted to get the ball to 2 of them. Running back and Michael Mayer. That is how you lay an egg versus OSU, Marshall, Stanford and not gain a 1st down the entire 2nd half vs Navy.
