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
despite flew good great guys mark played sharp team
We played hard, we played with intensity, we flew around. Were we as sharp mentally? No. Our guys were in a fog. We won, despite ourselves. That's the mark of good team. We're not a great team yet.
chances guys hard played running understand
We played hard but we didn't play smart. Chances are running out on us and those guys better understand that.
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.
address area concern guy kicking proven track
Kicking was an area of concern and one way to address it is to get a guy with a proven track record.
bring guy risk taking worth
He's a guy worth taking a risk in. We'll bring him in to see where he's at.
forward
Everything we do from this day forward is about doing better.
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.
improve status stay
We have to improve in all areas, we can't stay status quo,
both difficult impressed jay player plays position skill
We were very impressed with Jay as both a player and a person. He plays a very difficult position with skill and intelligence.
level raise respond
We have to raise our level of intensity. I think they'll understand. We have to respond and rebound.
number scenarios
I am getting other calls. There are a number of scenarios we would entertain.
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.
When you look at his credentials and what he's accomplished, it's tremendous.
conclusion fairly issue
This resolves a big issue that we thought we would have to come to a conclusion on fairly quickly.