Changes for the 2001 Season:

1. Lanty Mills Rule I: If you turn in different lineups to your opponent and the commissioner, the one turned into the commissioner will be the official lineup considered.
2. Lanty Mills Rule II: League Dues must be paid to the commissioner before the draft or arrangements must be made with the commissioner to pay the dues by the end of the 4^th week of the season. If no arrangements are made and no money is in hand, you will be kicked out of the league. If you made arrangements and still haven’t paid by the 4^th week, your roster will be locked. No roster moves or lineup changes permitted until money is in hand. If no money by end of season, you will be kicked out of the league. Pretty ridiculous if you ask me. I didn’t think that $50 will kill anybody, but then again, that same jackass keeps asking for his $242 in It’s A Wonderful Life.
3. ProBowl: This idea came in from another league. Week 17 has traditionally been a bye week for all teams due to the fact that some players will rest or not play. Kiper League will have a Pro Bowl. This is how it works: League Dues for 2001 will stay at $50. If you would like to participate in the Pro Bowl, add $5 to your check to make it $55. Only the teams that pay the extra $5 will participate (no IOU’s). For week 17, submit a starting lineup. You have the full NFL roster to chose from. Start the customary 1 QB, 2 RB’s, 2 WR’s, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 Defense. The team that has the most points will win the bonus kitty (# teams * $5). This will keep it interesting for the teams that are out of it.
4. Skins Game: This idea came from the Booies. In years past, the weekly point champ wins $5. 2001 will have a twist. If your team has the high points in a particular week, your score must be better than the average of the weekly high points. If it is not, you will not win the $5. The money will be carried over to the next week.

BaBaBooies 127 Shooters 21 (Nice job Shooters. Just like your stinking Lions. Come up small when all the marbles are one the line, reminds me of the game last weekend and the game against the Eagles in the playoffs a few years back).

X-Men 97 Keller’s Heroes 96 (Heroes lose last 2 games of the season by a total of 3 points, enough said).

HomeBoyz 89 Frogs 57 (Frogs once again are out of contact with humanity and get pounded for their trouble, nice job).

1. Shooters
2. BaBaBooies (Closed the gap, but not quite)
3. Q-Dawgs

All-Pro Team

QB: Daunte Culpepper (Homeboys 3^rd Round)

RB: Marshall Faulk (Booies 1^st Round) > League MVP

RB: Edgerrin James (Frogs 1^st Round)

WR: Randy Moss (Q-Dawgs acq via trade from Painted Skulls)

WR: Rod Smith (Painted Skulls 9^th Round)

TE: Tony Gonzales (Shooters 3^rd Round)

PK: Ryan Longwell (Painted Skulls 12^th Round)

DF: Ravens (HomeBoyz 6^th Round)

Jerry Jones Achievement Award (Most Potential Points: X-Men)

Vince Lombardi Award (Maxing out your team’s potential: Shooters)

Andrew Jones Achievement Award (Minimizing your team’s potential: Fuzznuts)

Daniel Snider Achievement Award (Fewest Drafted Players left at year end: Skulls (6))

Clubhouse Observations

• Shooters: Team a near no show for 2000. Team came back to form after a few mediocre years. A solid draft and a good trade to acquire Isaac Bruce. Set league record with new scoring rules with 21 points, too bad it happened in the SuperBowl.
• BaBaBooies: Rookie effort a success for the Booies. Must point to the draft for this guy. Marshall Faulk falling to #3 slot a key here. In two playoff games, Faulk averaged 39 points per game.
• Q-Dawgs: Successful reentry into the league after a few years on the sidelines. Dawgs got off to a very slow start, suffered key injuries to starters. Made a good move trading Jeff Garcia to acquire Randy Moss, which fueled his rise to 3^rd place in points.
• HomeBoyz: Slight disappointment this year. Unable to make the playoffs to defend Superbowl crown. Had a 1^st round bust in Terrell Davis, but acquired the steal of the draft in Culpepper in the 3^rd round. If had submitted a lineup in weeks 14 and 15, may have been able to overtake the Q-Dawgs for 3^rd. That’s a shame.
• X-Men: Very even year for the comic book hereos. 2 ties this year, nice job. Able to overcome the hurdle of the draft, captured 3^rd placed in the tourney with a close win over the Commish.
• Heroes: Best year in franchise history. Made 1^st playoff entry. Had the 2^nd and 3^rd place players for NFL MVP. Lost last two games by a total of 3 points, enough said.
• Mustangs: Mediocre year for the ‘Stangs. Lost both matchups to rival Booies, which included the season ender that kept the Mustangs out of the playoffs. Still can’t believe this boy drafted Peyton Manning over Tim Couch. What happened to loyalty?
• Flamingos: Despite not having a clue for most of the year, was able to find a way to make the playoffs. Draft gamble in Fred Taylor paid off this year, especially for the playoff drive. We need to find a way to get this boy to the draft on time for 2001.
• Painted Skulls: Tough year for the Skulls personally, but still able to make the playoffs after a long absence. Solid all year at kicker and wide receiver, but not at running back, which is a huge surprise. Drafting Trent Green a wise move from the pianoman.
• Fumbling Frogs: Not sure what happened to this guy. Haven’t heard from him in quite a while. Still owes me $50 for league dues. If would have paid attention during the schmuck bowl, may have won it. But it was his 1^st year of the 5 years in the league not in the playoffs, so what do I know.
• Fuzznuts: The mighty have fallen. I can see Cowher’s chin hit the carpet at 3 Rivers at the sight of the Fuzznuts. His coaching was an all-time low this year. Not even Wayne Fontes could coach this bad. Cris Carter for Isaac Bruce trade very questionable. Like the Frogs, 1^st time not in the playoffs. Maybe the Fuzznuts weren’t Y2K compliant. We’ll hope they will be more competitive next season. The Gold Division is so weak, may have to split these boys up.
• Bastards: Not sure what happened here. Decent draft despite drafting Pat Jeffers in the 4^th round. Started 4-1, and lost the next 9 games in a row. That’s a Stinga. Give the boy some credit, continues to submit lineups all the way to the end. Bilski: pickup some players before the deadlines. Having dead quarterbacks on the team killed you. Losing to Spain is embarrassing. Spurrier would not be pleased. Nice to see the Gators being the bitches of the state of Florida.

That’s it for this season. Enjoy the playoffs. 2001 draft will probably be the last weekend of August.