Commissioner Stewart Johnston and the CFL’s board of governors got a lot right Monday.

Johnston unveiled the CFL’s two-part plan to improve its game and make it more fan-friendly. There’s good and bad.

THE GOOD

A significant move was in changing how single points are awarded on missed field goals.

Currently, teams earn a single for missed field goals that sail through the end zone. Critics have long complained why reward failure?

Starting next year, single points won’t be awarded for missed field goals. Ditto for punts and kickoffs that clear the end zone — either in the air or bouncing through.

If the ball in any of those three situations comes to rest in the end zone and is picked up by a returner, a single will be awarded if the player kneels or is tackled before crossing the goal

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