Both A-Rad and I went 2-2 this week, meaning I'm still 2 games behind. Time to change that.

Rusty's Picks:

Winnipeg at Hamilton

I have been very impressed with Kevin Eakin the few times I’ve seen him play. However, he’s going to have to have a quicker release than usual to be successful against Winnipeg’s front four, and if he’s not careful, he may not last the game.

In which case, we really, really hope that backup QB Richie Williams’ drunken fan club makes the trip up from Boone, NC for the game. And yes, I am jealous that his drunken fan club has one more member in it than mine does.

Pick: Winnipeg

Montreal at Edmonton

It’s a rematch of the 2005 Grey Cup… and the 2003 Grey Cup… and pretty well every Grey Cup since 1974.

Now, I haven’t coached football at any level higher than the Heisman setting on NCAA Football 2005, so I’m pretty well the second to last guy that should be giving out coaching advice (I refuse to believe that I'm worse than John Huard). But the Esks’ Rick Campbell may want to have a look at this.

Pick: Montreal

Calgary at Saskatchewan

After the fans' reaction to Henry Burris’ return last year, it seems that all returning players to Saskatchewan are expecting the same treatment. If there isn’t a

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sign at the game this week, Walter Spencer is going to be pissed off. (I’ve never been good at making signs.)

Pick: Calgary

BC at Toronto

We all know that Jason Clermont doesn’t dream about losing. He’s not playing, though. Alexis Bwenge, who probably has nightmares about his Kentucky Wildcats (4-20 in the SEC in the last three years), is playing. Hmm….

Pick: Toronto

A-Rad's Picks:

Winnipeg at Hamilton

If I'm Antonio Warren, I'm wishing I'd been playing for the Ticats. Perform below expectations in BC, and Wally Buono humiliates you (then again, he also occasionally does that if you play better than anyone else in the league). Stink up the joint in Hamilton, and you miss action with a hamstring problem or a hip pointer. Ah, that Little General...such a softie.

Pick: Hamilton

Montreal at Edmonton

What time is it? Time for Danny Macciocca to start worrying about his job.

What time is it? Time to hope the Eskimos soften the Als up a bit before the Argos head into Molson stadium next Thursday.

What time is it? Time to admit that it's been harder to cheer against the Esks since their cheerleaders made last year's Spirit of Edmonton suite the closest thing to a sexy Grey Cup party we'll ever see.

What time is it? Time to get busy. And, in the Als' case, busty.

Pick: Montreal 

Calgary at Saskatchewan

You think Smilin' Hank was grouchy last week? Wait till they try to decapitate him in his former hometown, then send out the halftime show to surround him as he's being carted away. Anyone else hoping it's mascot football this week?

Pick: Calgary

BC at Toronto

Man, I'm going to eat so much cholesterol tomorrow just to spite Wally Buono. But I have to admit, I'm a little concerned that Bob O'Billovich is going to be in the building for turn-back-the-clock night. If the Argos really want to turn back the clock, they'll hire him as coach, fire him, hire him as GM, have him replace the crappy coach he hired with himself, fire him again, and then re-hire him. Thankfully, I'm not even sure the current Argos owners were playing close attention back then...so they might just think that's Yoda down on the field.

Pick: Toronto
 

Bonus Picks

All of the Argos have somehow been injured in practice, and Wally Buono has managed to inject Pinball with a flu virus (Pinball's only known weakness).  How would flu-ridden Pinball do against the Lions?*

Rusty: Pick: Pinball 64  BC 10 (Pinball had some trouble getting to Dickenson on the one touchdown without Antonio Warren's "blocking")

A-Rad: Pick: Pinball 84 Lions 21 (Normally, Pinball would never give up three touchdowns.  But the dastardly Lions insist on running plays while he pauses to vomit on the sidelines.)

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

Current Records:  A-Rad 4-3  Rusty 2-5