Jin Abe Purple Reign

• 1. Since joining the BBFFL in 1997, Purple Reign has become a franchise with one of the most victories in the league, made the playoffs every year except for 2004, and won three BBFFL Championship in 1999, 2002, and 2003.
• 2. Registered football official for Michigan High School Athletic Association since 2000.
• 3. Lifelong Viking fan since coming to the U.S. in 1980.
• 4. In high school, converted a neighbor street into a nurf football field by painting the endzone with "VIKINGS" that looked so professional; got caught and had to clean it up as a part of court-ordered community service.
  

Keys to FF success: Be diligent, disciplined, and decisive with waiver wire, and look for Win-Win trades. Draft builds foundation, but that's a given. What takes place after the draft shapes a team into a playoff contender. Oh, and a great deal of luck.

Quote: "More football is GOOD." - "Nasty" Nestor Aparicio

Anti-quote: "If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead." - Erma Bombeck

Pre-game ritual: I just throw on an authentic Tommy Kramer Viking jersey (#9 Rocks), drive down to Damon's, order a soft drink, and look for Packer fans to dog on.

Favorite team: GO VIKINGS! Growing up in Minnesota, you've gotta bleed purple. I know they've choked hard in the playoffs, but hey, at least they keep their fans involved until the postseason.

Favorite player(s):

• 1. QB Tommy Kramer: Two-Minute Tommy instilled fear in the opposing DB when he was on, though at times he instilled fury in the fans by forcing untimely interceptions.
• 2. RB Stephen Davis: Just because the FA acquisition made me look good during the 1999 Championship run.
• 3. CF KIR-BEE Puckett: How can I ever forget the game 6 of the 1991 World Series? "And we will see you....tomorrow night!"

Favorite FF Team Names: Flaming Hairdressers (We miss you, Bob!).

Worst call: Drafting Priest Holmes in the 4th round in 2001 and cutting him loose in Week 3, after which he exploded BIG TIME...and the rest is history. He is still haunting me in 2002. Lesson learned: be patient with early season FA moves.

Redraft or Keeper: Keeper hands down, if set up correctly. With our keeper, it really hasn't helped owners build a dynasty because the system encourages owners to acquire 2 new franchise-level players every year. If anything, our keeper really forces owners to draft and plan your trade moves with the future in mind.

If I were Paul Tagliabue for a day: I'd ban owners from relocating teams nor discussing contraction forever -- oops, wrong sports.

Dream Job: Officiate as the Back Judge in an NFL game and see how much I can keep up with Randy Moss streaking down the post pattern on a 60-yard bomb.