A-Rad's ahead in our little predictions contest with 2 wins to Rusty's 0. Time for a comeback.

Rusty's Picks

I come to you this week a humbled man. Going 0-3 in your first week penning a predictions column will do that to you. I can assure you though that I was perfect in picking games in the first four weeks of the season. Yup, I even called the Winnipeg wins over the Argos. Absolutely perfect.

Hamilton at Montreal

Hamilton 's season is playing out like a teen soap opera heroine's story line: Girl gives young hot shot multiple chances to win her heart, but he fails. Girl runs into the arms of older man and instantly becomes happier. Girl tragically gets beaten to a pulp by a giant inflatable bird.

Pick: Montreal

Winnipeg at Edmonton

I'm still not used to this whole "Winnipeg in the East" thing. Cheering for Edmonton here just doesn't feel right.

Note to Edmonton fans: When heckling Winnipeg DL Tom Canada, be sure to use either his whole name or his number. Yelling "Canada sucks" or any more thoughtful synonyms will only get you puzzled or angry looks from people in your section. Unless the only other person sitting around you is a drunk Jacques Parizeau, in which case "Canada sucks" will do just fine.

Pick: Edmonton

BC at Calgary

It's a shame that the Kevin Federline and Kevin Feterik years didn't somehow overlap…. Wait a minute; has anyone seen these two in the same room before? And what does their collective crapiness mean for Argos first round pick, and U of C grad, Dan Federkeil?

Pick: Calgary

Toronto at Saskatchewan

Any word on if Ricky Williams also takes part in yogic flying? There's no way that he'll find a province more conducive to it than Saskatchewan.

I think that as a general rule, you are not going to see my picking against the Argos.

Pick: Toronto

A-Rad's Picks:

Hamilton at Montreal

I'm going to assume most people have better things to do than sit around looking at the profile photos of the Als on the team's website.

But since I clearly don't, I have to ask: Was it especially cold when they took them? Because much as there are many people who I'm sure are online trolling for nipples, they probably don't need to see the ones belonging to Scott Flory, Luke Fritz, or any other O-linemen.

This is unquestionably the high point of my career in journalism. Although I suspect that if they ever read it, the Als will do to me what they're going to do to the Ticats.

Pick: Montreal

Winnipeg at Edmonton

In preparation for what promises - based on last week's sneak preview - to be a spectacular meltdown if the Bombers lose two in a row, Winnipeg fans might want to do their homework. If you're hoping to show your solidarity with Doug Berry and (not the real) Greg Marshall, I heartily recommend a quick crash course.

Just don't follow Berry's lead on how to talk to linebackers, or you're liable to get your ass kicked.

Pick: Winnipeg

BC at Calgary

When coming off a tough loss to an 0-4 team, it's always best to have Judge Doom's younger brother to put the fear of God in you if you lose to a team that's only won three of its last thirteen games.

Pick: Calgary

Toronto at Saskatchewan

This pains me so much that I don't even have anything clever to say. But the Argos are missing Damon Allen, Tony Miles, R. Jay Soward and Clifford Ivory.

Michael Fletcher, Jude St. John and God knows who else are playing hurt.

It's going to take a lot more Rider arrests to make me confident about this one.

Pick: Saskatchewan

Bonus Picks

If some sort of illness takes out the whole team and Pinball is the only Argonaut that can play against the Riders...*

Rusty: Pick: Pinball 76 Saskatchewan 2 (Pinball's too polite to take the shutout)

A-Rad: Pick: Pinball 54, Saskatchewan 6 (I'm sorry to lowball Pinball on this one, but I'm still mad at him for suspending Clifford Ivory from practice).

* = Everything we need to know about football analysis, we learned from early '90s SNL sketches.

Current Records:  A-Rad 2-1   Rusty 0-3