Wally Buono
Wally Buono
Pasquale "Wally" Buono CMis the general manager, vice president of football operations, alternate governor and the head coach of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, and one of the most successful head coaches in league history. He spent 22 years as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions, which is tied for the most seasons coached all-time. On September 19, 2009, Buono became the CFL's all-time winningest coach when his Lions beat the Toronto Argonauts...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth7 February 1950
added excitement flair wish
He added a lot of flair and excitement to our organization and we wish him the best.
addition address believe concerns definitely experience helps paul special strength
The addition of Paul definitely helps us address some concerns that we've had, and I believe his experience will add strength to our special teams.
came hope protected score work
I hope we can play better than that. Sometimes the score is distorted. We did what we had to do. We came on the road, we got the win, we protected the quarterback. We did all those things, now we just have to keep it up and get back to work Monday.
improvement patient personnel teams whatever
I wanted to see improvement or we were going to make moves. I said I was not going to be patient with the veterans, the ones who didn't show enough improvement. It's part of why we're 9-0 and other teams aren't. We feel that we made better personnel decisions, for whatever reasons.
forward
Everything we do from this day forward is about doing better.
believe defense last offense special team teams
When you look at why this team is 9-0, I don't think it's necessarily because the offense is that much better than it was last year, but I do believe the defense and special teams are better.
point tricky
A very tricky situation. Some of the salaries are at the point of being out of whack, really out of proportion.
finished impact low picking teams
The teams that finished at the low end of the totem pole, they'll get the impact players. If you're picking where we are, they're going to be gone.
number scenarios
I am getting other calls. There are a number of scenarios we would entertain.
bad call criticize good great momentum
They had the momentum at that time. Was it a good call or a bad call? I'm not going to say it was a great call, and I'm not going to criticize it.
draft fine guy higher means might pick quality
It means a guy you might not have got, you'll get. Sometimes the quality of the draft is that fine that one pick higher makes a big, big difference.
consistent everybody fair football maintain salary structure
Everybody has the same parameters. What we want to do is to maintain a salary structure that's fair and consistent for the football club.
bring draft field goal great grow job looking whether
That's something he has to re-earn. He did a great job for us in punting; as a field goal kicker he has to grow in that. We're going to bring in more competition, whether that's through the draft or looking at an import.
hoping wrap
We're hoping before Feb. 16 comes we can wrap this up.