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Mike Leach said most NFL teams run the spread offense
A strong proponent of the spread offense, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach doesn't understand why NFL personnel are so critical of the high-powered offensive scheme. "Most of the league runs spread offenses and yet they'll be critical of them,'' Leach...
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The Wiz of Odds — ... Texas Tech's Mike Leach doesn't understand why NFL personnel are so critical of the spread offense, particularly when it comes to the development of quarterbacks. "My favorite of all is when they say, 'Well, they don't think the [QB] can snap from under center.' So you'll have somebody — whether it's their GM or a scout or whoever he is — and that guy will be ages 30-to-75, and he doesn't think that he can teach a world-class athlete to do something that he can probably do himself. It's just a bunch of mindless yambering. I know that in some circles it's sacrilegious to ...

Double-T Nation Daily Diatribe // 04.23.09
Double-T Nation — ... FWST's Dwain Price talks with the Captain Mike Leach who believe that the NFL has no clue what the spread actually is, well, maybe not everyone: ...

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