A .500 week for me and a 3-1 week for A-Rad.  Pretty ho hum.  On to the Thanksgiving Weekend picks. 

Rusty's Picks:

Calgary at BC

While I was obviously very happy about the outcome of last week's Argos-Stamps game, I was a little disappointed by the lack of creativity shown by the Stamps receivers.  I can understand not wanting to break out a Toronto TD dance, but where were the creative first down celebrations? 

In any case, I know that you fine gentlemen on the Stamps are professionals, and I should probably stay out of this... but if you're looking for a "made in BC" celebration, I highly recommend going the T.J. Acree route and using the ball to taser your fellow receivers.  Because let's face it, the more obvious "made in BC" celebration would probably result in the entire team being suspended for the rest of the year.

Pick: Calgary

Saskatchewan at Montreal

With this game being on the road on Sunday, will Danny Barrett and family enjoy their delicious lame-duck Thanksgiving dinner on Monday?

Pick: Montreal (let the record show that I don't think I've correctly called an Als game in months)

Edmonton at Toronto

On the off chance that this game somehow manages to go to overtime, I suggest that the league do away with its regular format and have the two teams' offensive lineman compete in a turkey eating contest.  If nothing else, it'll give the Argos a reason to dress Cliff Washburn.

Pick: Toronto

A-Rad's picks: 

Calgary at BC 

Last week, Nik Lewis and Jermaine Copeland told Off the Record that Geroy Simon's touchdown celebration is "gay." (They then proceeded to debate whether or not their homeroom teacher is "hot" and the degree to which she totally wants to do them.) For this one, I'll defer to our friends over at the 13th Man. Because much as I could go on about the regressiveness of sports culture, it's more fun to point out that guys who did a five-man bobsled routine as one of their own touchdown routines really shouldn't be talking.

Pick: BC 

Saskatchewan at Montreal 

Let me get this straight. Danny Maciocia is the "dream candidate" to take over the Als? I mean, I understand that his strong connections to amateur football in Quebec means he'll be able to help convince more young black men to avoid hurting themselves breaking down barriers. But if Montreal call-in shows start being flooded by calls to lure Maciocia away from Edmonton, and all those calls are delivered in broken French with suspiciously Albertan accents, it might be the first indication that a few people out there are more looking to get him out of their nightmares.

Pick: Saskatchewan 

Edmonton at Toronto

Uh-oh...I'm pretty sure I've used up all my best Maciocia material by this point. So I'm just going to point out that, having done some sort of weird vaudeville act for the cameras yesterday, it really is about time Ricky and Avery got their own sitcom. "He's a world-travelling yoga enthusiast who doesn't wear shoes...and he just found out his new roommate is a trash-talking stand-up comedian!" Hijinks, naturally, will ensue. And so long as Avery uses his nasal white-guy voice to do his impression of Ricky at least once per episode, it really can't miss.

Pick: Toronto 

Bonus pick: 

All of the Argos have somehow been injured in practice, leaving Pinball to play the Eskimos by himself. Desperate to slow him down, the devious Eskies present Pinball with an entire Thanksgiving turkey before the game - which, unfailingly polite as always, he proceeds to consume in its entirety by himself. How does overstuffed Pinball do?*

Rusty's Pick: Pinball 168, Eskimos 7  (After determining that turkey was in fact a bird and not Danny Maccocia, Pinball gladly eats the gift from the Eskimos.  Sadly for Edmonton, the tryptophan has no effect on the man with the most energy in football.  The score would have been much worse if not for Pinball taking the second quarter off to consume a barrel
full of stuffing and a litre of mashed potatoes.)

A-Rad's pick: Pinball 246, Eskimos 0 (For a larger-than-life figure such as Pinball, an entire turkey doesn't make him full  - it only makes him hungrier. And so, naturally, he devours Edmonton. Note: That's not cranberry on his jersey - it's the blood of Eskimos. Wait, that doesn't sound right. The blood of Maciocia? Let's go with that.)