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The Ferrets sign:
 Jones, Thomas       RB  Bucs         for  98 TPs
 McCareins, Justin   WR  Titans       for  40 TPs
The Ferrets DL:
 Warrick, Dunn       RB  Falcons
 Ramsey, Patrick     QB  Redskins
The Ferrets cut:
 Ramsey, Patrick     QB  Redskins

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The Ferrets let go:
 Smith, Emmitt       RB  Cardinals
 
The Outlanders sign:
 Branch, Deion       WR  Patriots     for  45 TPs
The Outlanders DL:
 Jackson, James      RB  Browns 

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Less typing is good! BFL semi-finals, the best I've seen 
in a long time.

Clinton Portis didn't play, he actually is hurt. Terrell 
Owens and Joe Horn both got their shoulders broke. The 
Outlanders play Isaac Bruce, who already had his shoulder 
broke the week before. Then Joe Horn, who gets his "call me
injured' due to, a serious lick, from the football 'Gods', 
and the Jacksonville DS, early in the game. Great stuff.

Let's get to it:

Outlanders   138
Dawgs        132

The QB position has been the Dawgs weakest spot, all year 
long, and the Outlanders pounce upon that like a dog on a 
meaty bone, chewing them up at the QB position. Jake 
Plummer scores 42 for the Outlanders, Hasselbeck of Seattle 
can only produce 22 for the Dawgs. Can you see the 
difference in the game? The Outlanders, still scored big 
with 35 BFL points from running back Alexander, 135 yards 
rushing, TDs of 9, 44, and a grind out kind of game,
Antowain Smith rushed for 121 yards for 12, Chad Johnson 
got up (and didn't get fined) for 115 receiving and 12 
points, and it was a hard fought game, and The Outlanders 
(Olinde Mare kicked in another 12 points), the winners of
the Halas Division win this game. Yet, lets look at the 
Dawgs line of scoring, 79 BFL points from the running back 
position, 50 from Jamal Lewis, 23 from Tomlinson, but only 
6 from Travis Henry, who had a chance to stumble across 
the goal line, but couldn't make it, which would have won 
the game for them. Joe Horn, as described before went out 
early, but it's Christmas, and if the Dawgs had played 
other players, they could have won...but...that is candy 
and nuts, and wishes and....buts, Outlanders win, and move 
on, to face the...

Meeks   118
Ferrets 117

Can these QBs have much more of a sh!t day? Off the top, 
when a game is this close, I would advise both of you to 
do your own scoring, email me if you think the score is 
different. But again, Ferrets were beaten by Meeks 57-40
advantage in the running back position, that is where the 
consistent wins come from.

The Meeks Marshall (Hall of Famer) Faulk goes in for 121yd 
rush and 1 yd TD, 33 recv and 9 yd TD for 29 BFL points, 
Anthony Thomas, scoring BFL points of 22 on 141 yards 
rushing and a 3 yard TD,  Marty Booker, the late season 
weapon, scores 25, to pick up the pace, and Merry Christmas 
again. While the things outside are frightful, nobody cares, 
as long as The Meeks find a way to win. The Ferrets got big 
days from Fred (I will play) Taylor, with 194 yards rushing, 
a 1 yd TD, and 33 recv, the Dolphins DS puts up 37 BFL 
points against the hapless Buffalo team (even in Buffalo), 
Gary Anderson kicks in 15, and, just one more play...is the 
difference, but the Ferrets don't get it, The Meeks move on.

The Halas Division winner meets the Landry Division winner, 
this weekend, in the BFL 2003 Electron Bowl, should be fun!

Outlanders       139
Gizzards         130

The Outlanders don't have quite as Big a Johnson as they 
did, but in this win, they played Rudi Johnson, who was 
high scorer for them (as Corey Dillon on the opposing 
Gizzards starting roster got the 'flu bug' and scored 
zero), running for 174 yards, and TDs of 49 and 3, for 38 
BFL points, Jake Plummer pitched in 26 in a much needed 
win against Cleveland, Alexander had 126 yards with a 2 
yard TD, scoring 22, Chad Johnson we all know scored, 
because he got fined by the NFL, pulling in 16, but the 
key was The Outlanders kicking game, and Olindo Mare being 
able to put 16 points on the board on Monday nite. The 
Gizzards got a great day from Kevin 'secret weapon' Barlow, 
running up 29, the Panthers DS got 23, but the Culpepper to 
Moss connection, came up one touchdown short, Dante got 27, 
and Randy got 16. The Halas Division winning Outlanders, 
seeded #3, move on.

Ferrets         138
Pipsqueaks      115

In a game where the Ferrets go with 3 RBs and 2 WRs, and 
the Pipsqueaks go with 2 RBs and 3 WRs, the Ferrets outscore 
them at both those positions, making the difference. Trent 
Green shows up big again, for the Ferrets, throwing for 341 
yards, and TDs of 27, 63, and 9 for 57 BFL points, Hambrick 
ran all over the Redskins for 187 yards rushing and 21, 
Jackson caught 16, and Mason pulled in another 15. The 
Pipsqueaks got a big day from Favre, throwing 4 TDs of 7,40,
1, 16 yds, but only(?) 278 yards passing, Holt lead 
St. Louis to another win pulling in 22, the Duece ran for 15, 
but 2 zeroes in the Pipsqueaks scoring column at the wide 
receiver position, makes them pull up short. The Ferrets, as 
the #4 seed, advance.

Meeks           182
Highlanders     117

The Meeks score 74 at the running back position, compared to 
the Highlanders 14. But, let us not forget, that NFL MVP 
Peyton Manning is also on the Meeks team, he only threw for 
290 yards, still, that was good for 5 TDs of 14,4,17,37, and 
16 yards, for 56 BFL points. Portis and Westbrook ended up
tied, with 29 points rushing apiece for the Meeks (although 
Portis was injured...knowing their coach, that may have been 
a fake...the NFL frowns upon that, but they don't frown upon 
winning :), Faulk had 16. The Highlanders got Terrel Owens 
goin' for 31, Kitna tossed in 30, and Vanderjagt got 15 just 
from all of Peyton's TDs, consistent scoring down the rest 
of the roster, but not enough. The #1 seeded Meeks, Landry 
Division winners, roll on.

Dawgs           175
Mustangs         59

I hesitate to use the words "hot dawg" to describe the way 
The Dawgs are playing, but the numbers type for themselves. 
They take The Mustangs (after some mojo bantering about a 
Dawgs 1st round loss last week) to again, the "dawg" pound. 
Joe Horn phones home, for the Dawgs, high scorer, with 49 
BFL points, on 133 yards receiving and 4 TDs of 50, 13, 7, 
and 18 yards, that is sweet. Tomlinson ran it up, too, with 
44, Hasselbeck threw for 29, Lewis only had 15 rushing, but 
could have easily had more, and everybody scored. The 
Mustangs played without a QB, when McNair didn't show up, but 
got 23 points from the 'Workhorse', Ahman Green (personally, 
my NFL MVP, because he is on a bad team, but I don't see 
anyway Peyton won't win now), and got good scoring from 
Eagles players Akers (19) and their DS (14), as I yelled 
myself hoarse at that game on Monday night, as the Dolphins 
lose at home again. (hey, at least I took a limo to the 
stadium, and it was a fun game, and, Ron, even my Manglers, 
out of the playoffs, scored 182 points this week, that could 
have beat you :) The Dawgs, at the #2 seed, show more bite, 
than bark, damn impressive.

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Isn't much to type here, the draft position for next BFL 
season (and the TP payouts) will practically be the playoff 
positions this season, we'll see what happens this weekend. 
I'd tell the Ferrets not to play the Dolphins DS again this 
week, but they have no choice, they should have looked ahead 
a little more. Isaac Bruce also got hurt bad enough last 
week, he plays for The Outlanders, and I wouldn't expect him 
to play this week, although I have read the trades, and 
Isaac says, "Coach, I want to play this week."

MVPs playoff week 1: 
Peyton Manning, Clinton Portis, Joe "call me" Horn