SPECIAL REPORT: Bullseye... or Bullshit?     League owners, we have now finished our 4th regular season since the FFL converted to a head-to-head format. And once again, Bullseye has captured the Most Overall Points prize for their regular season dominance. This marks the 3rd time in the 4 year history of the league that they have accomplished this feat. Only in 1999 did they not score the most points, as they came in 4th on the overall scoring list. Despite their regular season prowess, where they have clearly been superior to all their competitors, Bullseye has only 1 lifetime playoff victory. Which begs the question - and the topic of this special report:   Bullseye... or Bullshit?   Believe me, the comparisons are out there. Many owners have called them the Buffalo Bills of the FFL. Some have compared them to the Atlanta Braves. But my favorite quote, as one owner so eloquently put it, "They draft for the regular season. Not for the playoffs."   This quote holds some truth, in the sense that Bullseye has been predominantly silent when it comes to making in-season transactions. Rarely do they scour the waiver wire, usually waiting until a key player becomes seriously injured before they edit their roster. Some have insinuated that since the league began charging transaction fees, they are even more reluctant to pull the trigger. In 1999, they made only two player additions and also made one 2-player trade. This season they have made four player additions and one blockbuster, opening night, cash influenced trade.   Bullseye Whether you like it or not, the numbers do not lie. Bullseye has been right on target this year having led the league in scoring with 1,417 points. That is a new record and it surpassed the previously highest scoring regular season point total of 1,309 - which they also set in 1998. This season they won 8 games by an average of 44.4 points per game! Their five losses were by an average of 9.8 points per game this year. Due to the tiebreaker, Bullseye didn't win any regular season cash prizes for overall record, but they did grab the $200 that comes with leading the league in scoring. Adding that to their previous winnings, Bullseye jumps into the lead for all-time career earnings having earned $900 in the last four years.   Against their opponents in the regular season, Bullseye has an all-time 32-20-0 win-loss record. That's a .615 wining percentage, tops in the league. So they obviously get the job done in the regular season. There should be no doubt about that. But to most owners, the regular season is a stepping stone. It is the pre-game warmup to the real season that begins annually at Week 14 of the NFL season. Making the playoffs and winning the FFL Super Bowl is the ultimate fantasy accolade. And, compared to their regular season outings, when it comes to the playoffs, Bullseye has been...   Bullshit One playoff victory in 4 years. In 1997 they beat the Ass Monkeys before losing to T.T.M.F. Little Johnny in the Super Bowl. That was a bitter defeat. Memories of Rod Smith's dropsies and Terrell Davis's early game injury still haunt the Bullseye franchise. A one point loss, that's all it was. But it was a loss nonetheless. Their other playoff loss? Well, that was a one point loss as well! And they will recall J.J. Stokes' overall ineptitude as the culprit in that defeat. Going back down memory lane, Bullseye trailed by 4 points heading into Monday's game with Stokes still on their roster. They only needed 35 yards from him, as they held the tiebreaker over their opponent. Early in the contest, Stokes caught an 11 yard pass and later followed it with an 18 yard reception. They only needed 6 more yards the rest of the way to pull off the win. They never got it. Who was their opponent that week? None other than this week's first round opponent, Santana's No Randy! TNT©!   After that game, the blood was boiling. Bullseye had this to say to their opponent:   "Feel good about your shitty team because once again the Monday night chisel got us but when we outscore the league by 100 points we all know that the best team is not in the Super Bowl."   They followed that up with:   "You kicked our ass by a WHOLE POINT! You know like everyone else, one week is luck. The overall points demonstrates SKILLS! I don't plan on giving that up for a long time!"   With such fond memories, you know that Bullseye is out for revenge this week. They need to win this week. They need to win this year's Super Bowl. Anything less would be a complete failure, giving the league one more major reason to consider them the biggest choke franchise in the league.   As Santana said in 1998, after their one point victory...   "It's tough to win a playoff game with 4 hands around your throat!"