ziggy wrote:Area51 I get that you somehow feel the Ricky Foley was mistreated by the Lions and therefore Wally must pay the price. I still think Wally is a pretty good judge of players and think you may be blinded by your relationship to Foley. In one of you first posts you said "I wouldn't hand the starters job at DE to Wake just yet. Let's see what happens in Edmonton tomorrow. Obviously Wake's got a spot on the dress roster locked up, but there's no way he's going to see the kind of reps that BJ will get at the other end spot.".
Later you stated words to the effect that while Wake had a good showing against Toronto IIRC, so would our kicker against such a weak line. All these postings were because you wanted Foley ahead of Wake. Clearly Wally was right in chosing Wake over Foley but you can't let it go. Look back at some of the posts you've made about other players and coaches then ask yourself if you'd like to read them about Foley.
My issue with Buono is way beyond anything to do with any individual player. My belief is that Buono makes many of his judgements based on favouritism and personal disliking. How else can you explain the limitless slack given to Glatt & Chapdelaine? I watched Glatt struggle constantly with an inability to make plays at MLB, and I've watched Chapdelaine struggle constantly to put together an effective offence. Both were/are hurting the team - - would you or anyone else disagree - - but both were/are given preferential treatment by Buono and allowed to fumble along in their roles. Then you have the examples of Jamal Johnson & Ricky - - stuck on the bench when they would have clearly made the team better by getting playing time. Are you and anyone else here naive enough to try and argue Buono doesn't play favourites?
Then there's the strongarm tactics Buono uses to supress any kind of questioning of his methods. Ever see any players speak out against schemes and not get cut for it? And trying to control the media by giving certain media members a hard time - - those are the methods of a paranoid dictator.
What about bad mouthing players after cutting them - - how do you justify that? It's one thing for a washed up and ineffective Angus Reid to shoot his mouth off, but for Buono to do it? Again, hurting the team. O'Bilovich gladly picked up these Buono castoffs to rebuild in Hamilton - - any coincidence that Hamilton has been so jacked to play BC this year and last, intent on showing up Buono?
What about refusing to ever accept any blame for losses? It's always the players not executing. Put them in a position to execute! Your QB gets pounded into the ground for the past 5 years....the short yardage team can't manage to pick up one yard in five tries at the end of the game in Montreal....forget about the FG, let's win the WDC with a single. Where's the ownership from Buono?
I call out players & coaches based on what I see. Ineffective play/coaching, stupid/selfish decision making....I'm all over them. Please, the next time you see Ricky quit on a play or take a 15yd personal foul or refuse to play hurt or rip a teammate in the media, by all means criticize him mercilessly. The most destructive thing he's done to his teams is ask for an opportunity to play - - and then put up on the field once he finally gets the chance. Maybe you can think of some past examples to share with us?
Until then, I'll continue to call out every example of Buono's misguided attempts to maintain his grasp of power in BC - - and if that upsets his supporters his friends or his family, sorry about your luck.
