If it were not for DIRTYBIRDS registering his best-ever best-bet numbers for a regular season in last year's competition, the Birdman would have ended the season as the worst handicapper in the league instead of TCU. But despite recording an impressive 18-11-1 best-bet tally in last year's regular season, DIRTYBIRDS could not connect on a 6-point parlay winner. As a consequence, he only produced 18 total points for last year's regular season (2nd lowest output in the league), and finished dead last in the Red Zone divisional standings, of which the Red Zone division had the most participants (4) within its division than any other division in last season's competition. Like a lot of other handicappers entering the 13th annual Bookie Challenge competition, the Birdman will need to get off the ground, dust himself off, and try to figure out a way to become a contender in a competition that's loaded with plenty of tough handicappers. Of course, it will be easier said than done for the 4-year veteran, of whom is still learning from the Bookie Challenge's school of hard knocks.