[url]http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/list/year/2010[/url]
Some observations on individual stats, now that the last game has been played
Passing
- Great numbers for Glenn: 2nd in yardage, 2nd in TDs. Rankings slightly aided by decisions of other teams to rest their starters at the end of the season.
- I'll bet this is the first time that every team's top QB completed more than 60% of his passes.
Receiving
- Nice to see Fantuz claim the yardage crown. I wonder when the last time was that it went to a Canadian?
- We could make a case that Bruce would have won the title had he stayed healthy. But I think there are others at the top of the list who also missed some games (e.g. Dressler).
- All things considered, with all the guys that are bunched close together in yardage (only 210 yards separating #10 from #1), the names that stand out are Bryant and Edwards, based on the number of TDs they scored.
Rushing
- Congrats to Cobb on finishing 4th in yardage after a pretty ordinary first half of the season. Another interesting tidbit: he is one of only three RBs (with Reid & Reynolds) to rush for 1,000 yards for the past two consecutive seasons.
- It's good to see that Boyd didn't get the yardage title. You hate to see good things happen to an Argo. And with only 6 TDs on the year it's pretty hard to make a case for him as MOP, given some of the great rushing performances we've seen over the years that have not been rewarded with that honour. If Toronto had a decent passing attack, they wouldn't have had to rely so much on the RB.
- Daniel Porter came out of nowhere to finish #11 in yardage with 603 in just 6 games (of which he only started 4). He wasn't even added to the practice roster until Sept 15 of this year. The talent is out there ...
Tackles
- Jamall Johnson made a run at top spot with 101 but fell 3 short of Barrin Simpson. Still a great number, and not far off of last year's team record 108.
Fumble recoveries
- Knowlton leads the league with 6. Next best is 4.
- Baggs has 3, including two for TDs to lead the league in that category.
Field goals
- Great season by McCallum - 88% accuracy at age 40! Following in the footsteps of other kickers who seemed to get better with age.
- Turns out Palardy is a better kicker than he was a punter.
- DeAngelis looks average among starting kickers with 76% accuracy, but that's not so bad compared to others in the past. However, stats were likely helped by decision of coached not to test him on long FGs.
Combined yards
- They've stopped publishing combined yardage stats - yards from scrimmage and return yards are only shown as separate categories. It's just as well, since Chad Owens wins the title hands down.
- Great rookie season by Thigpen with over 1,700 return yards.