Skulsky: Buono may have the shoulder tap

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Lions Pres. Dennis Skulsky:"At the end of the day, he (Buono) may have a job in the org. but it could be a different job"
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Skulsky (cont'd):"Whether that’s precipitated by him (Buono) coming forward or him getting a tap on the shoulder."
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This item is also in the "Baffled Buono" thread, as reported by Lowell Ullrich.

It is good that Skulsky and Braley are recognizing reality.

As Skulsky says, however, changing a head coach is drastic. I would not expect it to happen. This is especially so as there is no worthy candidate available within the ranks of the present staff. If Buono was to relinquish his Head Coach position, who would assume it? Benevides? I don't think so. Chapdelaine? I don't think so.

As for replacing Benevides, who could that be? Miles? Too green. Washington? Too green.

In regard to Chapdelaine ... Dorazio could do that, and we could expect an improved running game. But the Players' Council, Geroy especially, would lobby strongly against the move.

These are not promising changes.

Even if we continue to lose, I expect no change to be made in the coaching staff until the offseason. One of the worst aspects of the situation Buono has gotten us into, is that there is no easy out. No easy change in command.

(If we went something like 1 and 11, Buono might step down in favour of Benevides as interim Head Coach.)

I expect us to stumble along with the status quo to perhaps a 5 and 13 year. We might even scrape into the playoffs. We might even win 5, 6 or 7 of our final 11 games, bringing us all the way up to our 8 and 10 records of the last two years. IMO our talent is good. That talent could conceivably get us 8 wins, when the players figure things out, as they did late last year.
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Maybe if the players council want to pick who coaches them, they should quit playing and scout one for themselves. Or pick up the reins.
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WestCoastJoe wrote: As for replacing Benevides, who could that be? Miles? Too green. Washington? Too green.


Just throwing it out there, but are Miles / Washington any more "green" as potential defensive coordinators than Marcus Crandell is as an offensive coordinator? Crandell seems to be doing just fine in Edmonton. :2cents:
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If we win in Edmonton, keep things as they are and pray we start to gel after the bye week. If we lose in Edmonton however, I would advocate the 'tap' to come as early as Saturday or Sunday.

Bring in Dave Ritchie as an INTERIM coach only. Earrings on a pig at 1-7, I know. But if anyone can organize and motivate 46 men, he can. Have Wally concentrate on GM duties.

Keep Benevides, Chapdelaine, and Dorazio until the end of the season (too late to make changes now), then broom this staff at the end of the year.

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Could we not hire a coach from CIS?
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The_Pauser wrote:Could we not hire a coach from CIS?
Normally this would cue my Rocky Long lust. Unfortunately for me Rich Rod got fired.
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Lions4ever wrote:
The_Pauser wrote:Could we not hire a coach from CIS?
Normally this would cue my Rocky Long lust. Unfortunately for me Rich Rod got fired.
What about Glen Constantin?
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The_Pauser wrote: What about Glen Constantin?
Good candidate for next year. Midseason here not a great idea, methinks.

Best to ride this out for a handful more games. If we lose most of them, Buono might step aside for Benevides as interim (It might take a tap. If the Eskimos blow us out, do it right after). That is, if Benevides would take it as interim.

Hire Dave Dickenson as Head Coach for next year. He will be a Head Coach in this league before long. Why not with us?
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Imo interim HC solves nothing. Instead wait until the end of the season and then offer the HC job and lots of Braley cash to Montreal's current OC, Scot Milinavich (sp). :pray:
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Football is not a democracy, it's dictatorship. Get rid of the Players' Council.
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David wrote:If we win in Edmonton, keep things as they are and pray we start to gel after the bye week. If we lose in Edmonton however, I would advocate the 'tap' to come as early as Saturday or Sunday.

Bring in Dave Ritchie as an INTERIM coach only. Earrings on a pig at 1-7, I know. But if anyone can organize and motivate 46 men, he can. Have Wally concentrate on GM duties.

Keep Benevides, Chapdelaine, and Dorazio until the end of the season (too late to make changes now), then broom this staff at the end of the year.

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Agreed David

This seems to be the most obvious way to proceed, but I wonder if Skulsky has the backbone to clean up this unhappy mess?
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WestCoastJoe wrote:
The_Pauser wrote: What about Glen Constantin?
Good candidate for next year. Midseason here not a great idea, methinks.

Best to ride this out for a handful more games. If we lose most of them, Buono might step aside for Benevides as interim (It might take a tap. If the Eskimos blow us out, do it right after). That is, if Benevides would take it as interim.

Hire Dave Dickenson as Head Coach for next year. He will be a Head Coach in this league before long. Why not with us?
DD is a purrfect fit for us WCJ, but when is his contact up in Calgary? :cr:
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PigSkin_53 wrote:
WestCoastJoe wrote:
The_Pauser wrote: What about Glen Constantin?
Good candidate for next year. Midseason here not a great idea, methinks.

Best to ride this out for a handful more games. If we lose most of them, Buono might step aside for Benevides as interim (It might take a tap. If the Eskimos blow us out, do it right after). That is, if Benevides would take it as interim.

Hire Dave Dickenson as Head Coach for next year. He will be a Head Coach in this league before long. Why not with us?
DD is a purrfect fit for us WCJ, but when is his contact up in Calgary? :cr:
If the Lions were to offer DD a HC job, his OC contract would be waived by the Stamps, as is protocol by good organizations.
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