Off-season Rule Change

[Stats Junkie]

There are 3 stats that the CFL currently doesn't track that are under consideration. All three have been programmed into the Genius stats system but currently turned off.

1. Half Sacks - last tracked by the CFL in 1984, the half sack is once again being considered. A half sack would only be applied in situations where two players are equally deserving of a sack. I believe there is a very good chance we see this in 2025.

Note: the NFL rule book allows for a half sack to be awarded to 3 players if they all contributed to a sack. This will not be the case in the CFL

2. Tackle Assists - the CFL is considering tackle assist as a stat. A tackle assist would only be awarded in situations where 2 players are equally involved in a tackle. The draw back to this stat is that the Genius system was programmed for NCAA where tackle assists get full value as tackles. This stat would be more likely to be adopted if the system followed the NFL rules where tackle assists are a separate stat.

3. QB Pressures - QB Pressures was a CFL stat for one season (2017) then got killed after one week in 2018. With PFF providing this stat, there are requests for the CFL to follow suit. Due to some silly reasons (that I won't discuss here) I don't see this one happening soon.

[Jesse]

Would like to see all of those included.