Smarting from a lopsided 48-8 playoff loss, Wally Buono found one positive as he left the field for the last time Sunday.

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B次元官网网址�(Losses) are lasting and they are brutal,B次元官网网址� he added.

How long SundayB次元官网网址檚 Eastern semifinal beatdown by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats lingers remains to be seen for the 68-year-old Buono, who is retiring after 46 years as a player, coach and GM in the league.

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A good thing, perhaps. The 40-point margin of victory for Hamilton was the largest in Lions playoff annals, erasing the 38 points of a 56-18 loss to Montreal in 2009.

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The CFLB次元官网网址檚 winningest coach said his plan was to go home, B次元官网网址済et things wrapped up and start a new life.B次元官网网址�

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Loss No. 183 B次元官网网址� to go with 305 coaching wins and three ties in regular-season and playoff action B次元官网网址� was a horror show.

Fumbles, missed interceptions, a pick-six, failed third-down gambles B次元官网网址� the Lions were on the wrong end of everything Sunday. Hamilton scored on three of its first four possessions and led 28-0 at the half. It was 44-0 after three quarters.

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But he found some words of wisdom for his players after SundayB次元官网网址檚 loss.

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For Lions quarterback Travis Lulay, SundayB次元官网网址檚 result was B次元官网网址渏ust an unfortunate end to an incredible career.B次元官网网址�

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Buono has ruled out a return to management, reasoning that if he did it would have to be with another organization B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址渁nd IB次元官网网址檓 not sure I have the energy or the will at this point to do all that.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淧eople like me, weB次元官网网址檝e been around a long time. Sometimes itB次元官网网址檚 good for us to just move on,B次元官网网址� he added.

Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press

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