PULLMAN – Three weeks ago, after Washington State wrapped up a Wednesday practice, coach Mike Leach talked tight ends, his philosophy on them and why you’re probably more apt to see a palm tree in Pullman than you are a tight end in Leach’s vaunted Air Raid offense.
“They’re just so hard to find and adapting around that I ended up with these, you can go right down the list, Wes Welker, Danny Amendola, Travell Harris, Brandon Arconado, Renard Bell,” Leach said. “A guy that can move around and is quick, that you can still get the ball to, but if you have both of those things – if you have a true tight end and a guy like that – it’s almost like a fastball/changeup deal.