Buck Pierce Lions HC

[dd]

Ya, the BC vs Calgary games will be more intense for sure, and the Edmonton- Calgary games were always a battle of Alberta, and they ll take that to the next level with Kilam coaching the Elks now. Bombers vs Riders has always been a rivalry, now the west is one big rivalry on different levels.

[Jesse]

Rumour says the Bombers will hire assistant Kevin Bourgoin. Hope not.

Seems on brand - which is probably why it's the rumour.

[Pigskin]

Good for Buck and good for the Bombers. Our O was getting to predictable. It will be nice to have someone new running our offence.

[TecnoGenius]

I'm truly shocked.  I maintain he's not HC material.  When the dust has cleared I may spell out why.  Since I am thankful for all he has done here, I don't want to say anything bad until maybe it's clear he's a new enemy.

The Rourke angle actually makes perfect sense because now their QB who desperately needs dev can get dev from a great ex-QB.  It also means if we get a younger QB in '26 or '27 we will be lacking that same resource (assuming our next OC isn't a QB).

[TecnoGenius]

Hard no to Maksymic.  He's the anti-Bomber in his run-last approach.  He wouldn't fit in at all here.  Maybe you could say in previous years he didn't have much to work with for RB, but last year he had GC champ Stanback, and he still went with the run-last scheme.

[TecnoGenius]

I'd be all in on Lapo.  The Buck O was basically a remodeled and simplified Lapo O anyhow.  I bet half the schemes are still the same.  As such the transition would be easy(er).  But will Lapo work for Buck money??

My second choice would be whoever they are eyeing internally... if the dude feels up to the job.  That would also save oodles of coach SMS$$, though I'm not sure who you'd give it to (don't want to set precedent and be screwed in 2 years).  (Can you carry over unspent coach SMS to future years?)

I'm not keen on any retread (except Lapo), like McAdoo (barf), or any of the run-last OCs.

What I do want is super high-brain creativity and out-smarting D's again.  We haven't out-smarted squat in at least 1.5 seasons.  Look at what TOR O did to us in GC!  That's what I want again.  That's Lapo and Buck year 1&2 type stuff.

You don't have to out-talent and out-physical opponents if you can out-think them (again, see GC).

[Blue In BC]

Nothing stays the same forever. Now we have to see who is the replacement.

[Blue In BC]

Next question/concern - will any of our guys follow him to BC?

Lions offence doesn't really need to many new faces. I can't see them looking to sign our receivers in free agency.

[blue_gold_84]

Well, good for him. This is a great opportunity for Pierce.

https://www.cfl.ca/2024/12/03/report-lions-to-hire-buck-pierce-as-head-coach/

[GOLDMEMBER]

Buck was good for the most part but that last GC game has stuck with me. Such a poor job calling plays.
Yes he won 1 GC but lost 3.
Bombers need to be careful who they get.

[wpg#1]

Betcha Schoen goes to BC now. 

You underestimate the lure of Mike O'shea

[Waffler]

Not sure BC has any free agency money. If Buck takes our system there his priority will be to sign his own players. Change is inevitable though, he is bound to have ideas he wants implemented and who he has in mind for that we will see.

[blue_gold_84]

Not sure BC has any free agency money.

Just another situation where I wish this silly league would share its SMS/contract info. I can't imagine the Lions have a lot of space, which would throw a wrench into trying to lure players from here.

[bwiser]

I would take back Lapo in a second. He won just as many Grey Cuos as Pierce did as Offensive coordinator.O'Shea has worked with Lapo before so I think he would be a good fit.

[Jesse]

Pretty much everyone in the know is reporting that Lapo is staying on at TSN and that Maksymic is heading to Edmonton.