Toronto Argonauts Chad Owens grabs the face mask of Edmonton Eskimos Mathieu Bertrand during the second half, CFL football action in Edmonton, Alta., Saturday, June 30, 2012. Chris Williams of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Owens are making a serious run at bucking CFL tradition. Since 1980, quarterbacks have captured the league's outstanding player award a whopping 24 times. But through nearly two-thirds of the CFL regular season, Williams and Owens have both become leading candidates for this year's honourTHE CANADIAN PRESS/John Ulan