4 minutes ago, Rich said:

 

interesting...  not sure if this is a good thing for BC fans or not.

Interesting... I like him, won a cup in Edm... obviously rubs some people the wrong way... I suspect Wally will stick around in some capacity... wonder if Hervey will report to Wally..

https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/live-lions-news-conference~825784

Live right now, Buono just stepped up to the podium

Confirmed.   Well, they could have done worse...

New GM: Ed Hervey. Wally says he will have carte blanche to retain existing staff or hire his own. Apparently there was only ever one other candidate.

Nobody looks good in orange. Ick.

Strange that Wally will stay on another year as coach, sensed he was fed up when the players did not respond to his methods.

So Hervey is GM.  Wally is staying on as Head Coach and Vice President of the organization.   

Head Coach reports to GM, GM reports to Vice President.

Unique dynamic.

"I never denied anyone access to players. I have never and will never. I never denied access to coaches. Have never, will never."

"I am a very friendly person"

Wally stays on as President and Head Coach? I didn't see that coming.

4 minutes ago, MOBomberFan said:

"I never denied anyone access to players. I have never and will never. I never denied access to coaches. Have never, will never."

"I am a very friendly person"

Wally stays on as President and Head Coach? I didn't see that coming.

How Trumpian was that statement? 

4 minutes ago, MOBomberFan said:

"I never denied anyone access to players. I have never and will never. I never denied access to coaches. Have never, will never."

"I am a very friendly person"

Wally stays on as President and Head Coach? I didn't see that coming.

They'll start 2 6 and Hervey's going to fire him, guaranteed.

So now if the Lions have a bad start to the season will the following happen? 

Hervey: "Wally, you're fired!" Buono: "Okay. Ed, you're fired!"

Just now, SpeedFlex27 said:

How Trumpian was that statement? 

"We're gonna build a championship team. We're gonna build it so big you can see it from space. It's gonna be yuuuuge."

"The dying Edmonton Times writing lie after lie. Never denied access. SAD"

7 minutes ago, MOBomberFan said:

"I never denied anyone access to players. I have never and will never. I never denied access to coaches. Have never, will never."

"I am a very friendly person"

Wally stays on as President and Head Coach? I didn't see that coming.

Yea thats an odd move.. risky move cotton, lets see if it pays off..

1 minute ago, JCon said:

They'll start 2 6 and Hervey's going to fire him, guaranteed.

this is kind of how I see the payoff ending, yup.

Just now, MOBomberFan said:

"We're gonna build a championship team. We're gonna build it so big you can see it from space. It's gonna be yuuuuge."

"The dying Edmonton Times writing lie after lie. Never denied access. SAD"

FAKE NEWS!!!! SO SAD.

I hope Buono tells Hervey to fire Buono. 

On 11/28/2017 at 11:43 AM, 17to85 said:

This is fantastic. 

If I were a Lions fan Id be underwhelmed and a little worried. Feels like some more classic CFL recycling.  Half assed measure when something more deeper was needed.

That's a VERY concerning power structure....don't know how confident I'd feel in that, if I were a  Lions fan (God forbid....)

Just now, Noeller said:

That's a VERY concerning power structure....don't know how confident I'd feel in that, if I were a  Lions fan (God forbid....)

Biggest issue facing Lions fans is loneliness.

Geez, we let another experienced front end man slip right through our fingers...

49 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

Geez, we let another experienced front end man slip right through our fingers...

Yoiks, this taco org structure is really messed up.  And then you consider that these are two guys who are really not super good at playing with others....

I think this is a solid move by the Lions honestly. Proven winner, knows the game etc. The power structure is weird though.

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

That's a VERY concerning power structure....don't know how confident I'd feel in that, if I were a  Lions fan (God forbid....)

It’s seems to be the same as what Hamilton had before Austin stepped down as HC. I think whether it works will be totally dependent on the relationship between Hervey and Buono.

Seems like it's just Wally wanting to coach and not worry about the day-to-day busywork of being a GM, so let Hervey be his minion, but Wally still calls all the shots...

Edited November 30, 20177 yr by Noeller