Run Ricky Run!

The stars have moved across the sky and with the passing of Mars, new planets are emerging into sight. Lei Pan, apparently unhappy with what was under Ricky William's armour, traded the stud running back for a trio of stars. How do Michael Vick, Marvin Harrison and Ahman Green stack up as a holy triumverate? Pretty well thank you very much. But their moving papers were signed today and a blockbuster was consummated. Negotiations were hot and heavy for many minutes but in the end the chips fell like this: The Birds moved Michael Vick, Marvin Harrison and Ahman Green for Ricky Williams, Joe Horn, Charles Rogers and Drew Bledsoe.

Hours after an astonishing low scoring win over Buffy, the Dirty Birds felt it was time for a reshuffle. Ick. "We thought that we could no longer defend our championship with our veterans. And with Michael Vick out we had to do something. We are sorry to part with the next Michael Jordan of sport but it was something we had to do. While we are named the "Dirty Birds" for a reason, sometimes you just gotta pull the trigger." Michael Vick, unconsolable after hearing the news, was heard mumbling "fuck management, i wanted to be a Dirty Bird for life, i had been practicing a new version of the dance for unveiling in a few weeks and now i have to train to clench my butt as well as rehab my leg. fuck the Birds, fuck biggie, fuck everyone. my four four make sure all your kids don't grow!"

The Jammers had alot to say in the wake of Ricky's passing. "Quite honestly, we loved Ricky's production but that nappy hair was just too much for us. Our initial foray into the Jamaican market was a failure when they figured out that Ricky was not Jamaican. And quite frankly, his large muscles intimidated our kicker. We wanted to move some guys in here who could juice us up a bit, add a little speed and style and panache. Turqooise and orange are so out. With Vick, Marvin and Ahman i feel like we got a little more GQ, a little more svelt and little better. We were sorry to part with Joey, Charles and Drew but quite frankly they were no good to us either. Our 3-0 record may indicate otherwise but the truth is, Priest is our bedrock and he will remain so. But with this influx of big names, we are hoping to do ala the Lakers and go all star all the way. After we gave Ricky forty two carries last week we decided he was done. Little do the Birds know that he's lost 40 pounds and is now only a third down change of pace back. The last laugh will come when Ricky goes down in the divisional championship game and the Birds lose because of it." *insert evil maniacal laugh*

With this trade, the last of the original Birds have flown the nest. Marvin and Vick were original draft choices and they were finally let go. Ricky Williams was also the Jammers original franchise pick and now he's gone and the only player left on the Jammers with first season ties is the indomitable Priest. Does this imply that movement will create winners? This could be true. What could be also true is that more deals are in the works as the league reacts to this seismic trade among two top tier teams.

note that because of Ricky's bye week, the Birds will have one more go with Ahman before he switches teams with Ricky.