Mike Leach, among a few other things, is an offensive innovator. His Texas Tech teams could air the ball out with the best of them, and he brought that same philosphy to Washington State.
So let Leach guide you in your pickup football games this weekend, as he did for the Wall Street Journal. Leach diagrammed a play in a three-wide set and even broke down the proper progressions — looking left for your No. 1 option on a hitch-and-go, right for your No. 2 running a corner route to the flag, and No. 3 a slant underneath.
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Awesome: Mike Leach drew up a pass play for your Thanksgiving touch football game for the @wsj (H/t @KatzM) pic.twitter.com/aGYXBOoinm
— Chris B. Brown (@smartfootball) November 26, 2015We can trust him on this. The Cougars throw the ball on an FBS-high 73.1 percent of their plays, 14 percent higher than the next closest team. They also lead the country in passing yards per game.
Use this to turn your Thanksgiving Day touch football game into a 70-56 shootout with little to no defense.