Apparently The Dutchman can play after all.

After spending the week listening to some people talk about how he was washed up and others calling for him to be pulled, the Dutchman stepped in and played his best game of the season throwing for 2 TDs and running for 2 more(Technically he threw 3 TDs as his pass to Geo was flipped back to him and he ran it in crediting him with both and TD pass and reception). It was a redemption of sorts for the revamped FPC offense which had been under fire after failing to score more then 14 points last week. With Chris Comps moved to halfback and Feaster, Geo, and The Big Angry at wide receiver it is the most athletic offense that FPC has put on the field thus far. And while the results we're not impressive last week, they were so this week.

The shake up on offense provided another big surprise. The Burns was moved back to his MLB spot after a dispute with management and he made it very clear how he felt about it. "Trade me if you want to,'' he said. "They already planted the seed, buddy. The tree is growing. It's growing out of control. It's like Jack and the Beanstalk. I'm telling you, me somewhere else, I'm going to be a superstar." And to the dismay of everyone on the State Property side of the ball...superstar he was. The Burns was everywhere on Saturday, going sideline to sideline. From L. Boogy to He Hate Me, the State Property players were flagged one by one. The Burns even ran down the halfback on an option play. It was much needed with Lil Mitts missing flags and Meatballs dropping picks. L Train did add one more sack to his total but has been slowed as of late and the single season sack record of 10, which looked close to being broken three weeks ago, looks a little farther away now. But when you've got the Dutchman on the other side of the ball and he's throwing seeds, you don't need too much defense. Ok so he wasn't throwing seeds, but he wasn't throwing picks either.

The game opened up on offense as it often does for FPC, the defense stepped up and held the opponent, and the offense marched down the field right into the red zone. And then it turned the ball over. State Property then scored to go up 6-0 but without a kicker they were forced to go for the 2 pt. conversion. It would prove to be a deciding factor as they would fail on all of their conversion attempts. FPC however, has a guy named Lil Mitts, and he converted all his kicks...through the uprights...with his foot...but I digress.

FPC and State Property then exchanged scores with The Dutchman running one in and the defense giving up another score on a fluke play where Monge deflected a soon to be intercepted pass over Mitts' head to a suprised State Property receiver. And let's be honest, you don't have to tip it very high to get it over Mitts' head.

With three plays left in the half. The Dutchman hit Feaster on a crossing pattern and he took it the distance for the score. FPC 14 - State Property 12.

The secong half was more of the same as The Dutchman lit it up in the air and on the ground. With Chris Comps running rampant and occasionally being tackled, the defense was forced to respect the run. This gave the Dutchman more time. He responded by hitting Geo in stride on a 40 yard TD pass that previously would not have been caught. And if you don't know what I mean by that...then you're ignorant.

The defense proved unable to stop State Property in the 2nd half but it was inconsequencial. Each time State Property scored, FPC responded. Up 21-12 with about 4 minutes to go. FPC had the ball on their own 35. When Geo caught a 15 yard pass on the 5 yard line and then pitched it back to The Dutchman who bounced in for the TD, the crowd erupted. However, there was one person who was not feeling the love. The Big Angry was seen hunched on the sidelines scowling after the final TD and was later quoted as saying the team would never win if he didn't touch the ball. When reminded that while he had not yet caught a ball, the team was indeed well on it's way to winning, he simply glared back, muttered somthing about hulk juice and began his breathing exercises.

After the game The BA announced that if the offense wasn't gonig to be run through him then he expected to be traded. He then enlightened us with this bit of marital advice while referring to the fact that he's only in the third season of a five-year contract, and the trading deadline passed Oct. 14: "I'm telling you, ain't nothing permanent, ain't nothing concrete. You sign a contract with your wife -- you can get rid of her, can't you? And that's a lifetime contract. ... Ain't nothing sketched in stone. There's ways out of anything.''

Yep, BA, you can 'sketch' your way out of anything you want.

Next week the team faces the Wolfpack and will need to win it's final two games to qualify for the postseason.