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What Mike Leach Said That Made Him Everyone's New Favorite Coach

 
Mike Leach is officially the best coach in sports today! Over the weekend he watched his star wide receiver Michael Crabtree fall all the way to the 10th pick, which San Francisco owned. According to several sources he fell in the draft because Browns head coach Eric Mangini and the organization didn't like his attitude when he visited the team prior to the draft. The Browns had the fifth overall pick but ended up trading down.  But the Browns don't know who they're messing with...Mike Leach was all over them like Charles Barkley on a doughnut. "Michael Crabtree has been more successful as a receiver than that guy as a coach at this point," Leach said of Mangini, according to media reports of a conference call. "Part of the reason is [Crabtree's] too shy to be like that." Leach said Crabtree isn't a "diva." "My definition of a diva is someone who's loud and self-absorbed," Leach told reporters. "Michael Crabtree is the furthest thing from loud that I've seen...Let's see how ... (link)

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