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10 things we learned this year in the CFLskip to main content (press enter)Current WeatherCharlottetownChange weather location12C FogCBC Global Header NavigationCBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region drop down menu More drop down menu Watch drop down menu Listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis REPUBLISH EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK 10 things we learned this year in the CFLLast Updated Sunday December 6 2009 511 PM ET Comments47Recommend42By Malcolm Kelly CBC Sports All hail the Canadian players in the Canadian Football League exemplified by Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Rob Bagg right celebrating in October with fellow Canuck Chris Getzlaf (Geoff HoweCanadian Press) In honour of Sesame Streets 40th anniversary this column is brought to you by the letters A and C and by the No 13With the Grey Cup safely in Montreal and winter sending Saskatchewan Roughriders fans to the curling rink for solace its time to look at what we learned during the 2009 Canadian Football League season1 If you want to take my Canadians it will be out of my cold dead handsForget Climategate for just a moment (hard though that is) in the CFL we have CanadiangateWord leaked late in the season of an apparent league plan to cut the number of Canadians who must start in each game from seven to four (a bargaining ploy with the union) proving there is no limit to stupidityWhat was great however was the reaction from the media and simple fans across the land who called the owners and the commissioner every printable name in the book shooting down the trial balloon long before it gained any altitudeBroadcaster Brian Williams did everything but reach out and slap commissioner Mark Cohon during a Grey Cup telecast So Canadians (nonimports in CFLspeak) are more expensive to find and keep Good They deserve more money They are what makes the league interesting WatchableCutting Canadians Funny how fast reasonable business people turn into morons when money is involved2 Having a fabulous quarterback is meaningless if you dont have a decent teamDuring the West semifinals the TV folks were saying (and we paraphrase) When you look at top quarterbacks in this league you have Anthony Calvillo you have Henry ...