Shut Up Mike Leach

Mike Leach is the current head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team. The team had a very good year in 2008 (11-2, 7-1 in Big 12 play) but was shut out because Oklahoma and Texas (both 1 loss teams) ended up with better records than the Red Raiders. Of course Leach made a huge deal about how his team was snubbed from a BCS game and made a huge stink in the media. But not TOO big of a stink considering his team was third in his own conference.

But then the bitching a moaning continued and worsened. Later in the season the Heisman hopefuls were being announced. It was essentially between Florida QB Tim Tebow, Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford and Texas QB Colt McCoy. Eventually it went to, and much deservedly so, Sam Bradford. Of course Leach had to add in his two cents here complaining Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell was snubbed and pissed he wasn't even invited to the event (even though he had no chance of winning). Leach said this according to a USA Today article:

If Graham is not invited to the Heisman, they ought to quit giving out the award, it is a shameless example of politics ruling over performance. The other guys are deserving, but he has earned a place alongside them.

Yes, Harrell was good last year, but he was only 8th in passer rating last year. Bradford (1), Tebow (4), and McCoy (3) were all ahead of him. Hell even pretty boy USC QB Mark Sanchez (6) was ahead of Harrell. Harrell was also only 19th in YPA behind Bradford (2), Tebow (4), Georgia QB and #1 overall draft pick Matthew Stafford (5), McCoy (7), and even Illinois QB Juice Williams (15). So while Harrell did have the most passing yards, he also had the most passing attempts (although I'll give him SOME credit for being 3rd overall in completion percentage). So while Graham Harrell did have a very good season, he still was the 3rd best QB IN HIS CONFERENCE (McCoy and Bradford were also in the Big 12) and the 4th best QB overall (Tebow ahead of him as well). So of course Harrell isn't going to win the Heisman so he shouldn't have even been invited.

Then, when the next set of media hype came along via the NFL draft, Leach had to open his big yap again. Leach's two big stars last year Harrell and WR Michael Crabtree entered the NFL draft. Crabtree went 10th overall to the San Fransisco 49ers and the second wide out picked (the Oakland Raiders picked North Carolina WR Darrius Hayword-Bey at 7) and although Harrell went undrafted, he signed with an NFL team soon after the draft ended.

Leach had this to say about his QB not getting drafted:

The truth of the matter is that the NFL drafts quarterbacks notoriously bad," said Leach, according to the Morning News. "That's indisputable. ...

The truth is he's right. As I've mention in previous posts, there have been many QBs picked in the first round that have been busts (Rex Grossman, Tim Couch, David Carr, Joey Harrington, Alex Smith) in recent years. But that being said, Harrell is not a guy that should have been drafted. Harrell is only 6'2" which isn't THAT tall for NFL standards and he's still going to have SOME difficulty seeing over his offensive lineman (a la Rex Grossman). That and Harrell does not have the strongest arm and he came from a spread offense system. So while Harrell was a great college QB, that doesn't mean he'll be a great NFL QB. In fact, historically, QBs that have come out of similar systems like the one Harrell played in college have been huge busts. The most notable being the #1 overall pick a few year back- Alex Smith. Harrell is almost destined for failure, so why should teams waste a draft pick on him?

But not only did Leach complain about his QB, but he complained about his wide out WHO WENT TENTH OVERALL. Leach mainly complained because new Browns head coach Eric Mangini did not want to draft Crabtree with the fifth overall picks claiming Crabtree was "a diva". This is what Leach had to say about that:

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.

I'm going to overall look some obvious 'flaws' I see in the fact that Eric Mangini kind of has a proven track record of being retarded as a head coach, it's a good thing for a WR to be diva-ish, and that the Browns receiving corps sucks right now. BUT CRABTREE STILL WENT TENTH OVERALL YOU FUCKTARD! God forbid your star receiver, who everyone essentially predicted to be the best WR in the draft and to have a productive NFL career, dropped five spots. In fact, he would have only dropped two spots if the Raiders weren't the dumbest organization ever and picked a guy with great speed but no hands over the best and complete wide out in the draft. Why do you have to start shit because ONE TEAM said they were going to pass on Crabtree.

I like Ozzie Guillen when he starts shit because what he says is true. But Mike Leach, shut your fat-ass fucking mouth.