Eddie George: Traded!

In a grand gesture, Flaming Shrapnel and the DirtyByrdeeZ have traded star running backs after a weekend spent punishing each other on the field. The Birds emerged with a late victory on the strength of M Harrison's two acrobatic TDs but both teams hugged after the game. The general manager of the Birds was quoted as saying that he "wanted to support the spirit of gamesmanship in this time of need and tragedy."

That statement was followed by a blockbuster deal earlier tonight. Franchise RB E George has started off slow and that has led to him being jettisoned for emerging RB A Green and the soon to be retired C Carter. The team hopes Cris can provide some leadership in his last go-around in the NFL. With two trades in a matter of days, the Birds are aggresively looking to get out of the divisional basement. With a young backfield anchored by C Dillon and A Green, the Birds hope to finally find a QB capable of lofting some deep balls to old pros M Harrison, C Carter, J Morton and D Scott. Time will tell if all this change is enough to take the Birds to the top.

GAME OF THE WEEK- In what has been by far the most exciting week of the season, three games were decided by nine points or less. The Jammers edged out Buffy in a highly anticipated matchup, 87-78 (mostly due to M Faulk's knee injury) while Skool bested the Battle Angels by a mere six points. The Birds also won by a tight four point margin but the game of the week goes to the high flying pyrotechnics produced by the matchup between Ante Up and Chunky Monkeys.

The Monkey's scored 117 and still lost by 15. With a previous solid effort by Keenan McCardell (12 bye pts), the Monkeys were well on their way to posting some big numbers. P Manning and G Crowell both had big days but it was S Alexander who broke out and recorded 28 points. Rookie of the year candidate LT was held to only 13 points, perhaps costing the Monkeys a victory. J Horn finally got close to double digits but has yet to record a TD this season.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ball, Ante Up was using A Freeman's big day (23 pts) to keep pace with the Monkeys. Running backs Edge and Lamar combined for 31 pts to keep the defense honest, allowing QB J Garcia to post a whopping 46 pts!!! With three passing TDs and one rushing TD, Garcia was simply unstoppable. Well, at least for a half. After the break, Garcia led a furious offensive onslaught that eventually crushed the Monkey's defenses and morale. This was probably the game of the year as far as break out games for a number of players.