If Ed wants to close Lions' practices he has a lot of chain link fencing to cover up first.
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If Ed wants to close Lions' practices he has a lot of chain link fencing to cover up first.
I kind of like Ed Hervey.JohnnyMusso wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 3:26 pmWest Coast Joe Said:
I may be optimistic here and you pessimistic or maybe you are right and me wrong, but I disagree. I think there will be changes to the coaching staff and the front office and with the players. How much I do not know. But I would not be surprised to see guys fired or leave on their own accord. The writing is on the wall for some and if opportunities present themselves elsewhere, they will take them for job security.It seems like a salesman's move, a distractor for the fans and media. OK, they made a change. But did they really change anything? Same Head Coach. Likely the same coaching staff next year. Same systems. Probably the same product on the field.
I expect more changes to come and I do not agree that this is just window dressing and Hervey a puppet GM, but how long he is here is likely not long, for new owner will likely clean house. But who knows when that will be.
New pet theory.....TheLionKing wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 1:23 pmWill be interesting to see what the new owners will do. Will they retain Hervey or hire someone else for the position.Hambone wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 1:07 pmI would guess minimum 3 years, probably 4, which is standard term for a new GM hire.TheLionKing wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 1:04 pmSurprise hiring. Didn't see this one coming. Anybody know how long Hervey is signed for ?
I'm not disagreeing with you at all that Wally should not be HC but who available would be upgrade over him? Unless Dickenson is getting fired.Toppy Vann wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 5:26 pmWally has hired two HC and both failed.
Ed Hervey hired two HCs and both have done fine. One was a GC winner and left to run his own operation.
Wally is past his best before date as HC and this market needs a change.
Let the GM do a search and if Wally is the best candidate let him coach.whatadisgrace wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:12 pmI'm not disagreeing with you at all that Wally should not be HC but who available would be upgrade over him? Unless Dickenson is getting fired.Toppy Vann wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 5:26 pmWally has hired two HC and both failed.
Ed Hervey hired two HCs and both have done fine. One was a GC winner and left to run his own operation.
Wally is past his best before date as HC and this market needs a change.
Willes: Questions remain for the B.C. Lions but Hervey is the answer for nowHervey, meanwhile, gave every indication the bulk of the Lions’ football department and the coaching staff would remain intact. He was asked about Geroy Simon, the resident franchise icon who’s been labouring in the personnel department and who’s made clear his ambition to become a general manager.
“I’m going to help Geroy,” Hervey said. “That’s my objective.”
“I consider Ed a good friend and he’s been a valuable resource for me,” Simon said. “I think this will work.”
And, in the end, this has a chance to work. Hervey and Buono maintain they’re in this for all the right reasons. Whatever else they are, both are experienced football men with proven track records. There might be uncertainty in the uppermost reaches of the franchise, but there is now clarity in the football department and any chance of restoring the Lions has to start there.
Besides, Hervey said his priority will be fixing the Lions’ offensive and defensive lines. If he does that, you can start building the statue in front of B.C. Place.
“This team has a chance to do something special,” Hervey said. “There’s no need to blow everything up.”
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