Casey, I see the golden sunlight a-shining through your locks of hair as a trumpet acknowledgment of your victory plays in the background. You're my hero, my knight in shoulder pad armor and thank Goddess you were pickin 'em right cuz that big chuck o'humble pie is just awful. I think it's Karmic retribution for being a wizen-heimer toward The Tout and The Mouth. If I had just stayed away from those darn emotional predictions....

Your psychic pal,
Mona

Casey's PICKS

The pros have been separated from the cons, as it were.  Let's review last week's picks.  Keep in mind, this half of the "Beauties" (which is a moniker Mona owns alone) took not one, not two, but three of the hardest to call games and was FLAWLESS!!   C'mon Beasts, I'm callin' you out.  No more cupcake predictions, get in the game!!!   So, in the true spirit of "that's why we play the game", here we go again!   Tampa Bay +3 ½   will save a horse!  (They'll ride a Cowboy!)   The Bucs will likely leave Dallas in the dust!!   The 'Boys have lost their mojo, and it's not just Romo's pinky that's the problem. (By the way, is Jessica showing yet?) The pre-season pick as the Princes of Pigskin Pugilism are playing pathetically.  Please pass the Pepto.   Miami + 1 ½ beats the Bills.   Don't get me wrong, I love the Bills this year, but they need another reality check and the Fins seem to fit the bill(s).  This could be a real Bill burner if the Dolphins don't destroy or self-destruct.   Atlanta +9 over Philly   Sorry, O' City of Brotherly Love, you have to make do with your Philly's phix, because the Falcons are flyin' high.  The Vickless Atlantians are the real deal this year and Eagles ususally dominate Falcons in natural habitats, they're nothing natural about this game.   The rest: Baltimore, New Orleans, Jets, Miami, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, New England, Carolina, Washington, Jacksonville, Giants, San Francisco, Houston and Tennessee. Casey Smith

Well, Casey made a complete “360” this past week, going 3-0 after taking the 0 for 3 collar the week before……. Was it Jack Daniels or Johnny Walker that got him “back on track”? See week 7 reference HERE. I only had a couple of bottles of Thunder Bird … All that got me beside a wicked hangover was, one half point win (Giants) a half point loss (Buccs) and another ATS loss for my three picks in the VCO Beauty and the Beast Competition. My teammate, The Mouth did not fare any better, also going 1 and 2.

Casey’s partner, Mystic Mona took an “0 For” this time, bringing the 7 week numbers to.  24-15-3 for the Beasts to 20-22 for the Beauties. With a bottle of Myers 151 Proof in hand, I’ll try the below………..

“The Curse of the Lions”

Each time the Mouth picked the Lions (he never sided against them) this year they lost, “straight up” and ATS……….

Each time I picked against them (never sided with them), they lost “straight up” but “covered”. Go figure…….

Speaking of the Mouth, he wanted me to bring our personal competition numbers up to date. As of week 7 we stand;    yours truly, 9-6-3 .600  Mouth, 12-6 .666 (good number for him!)

My “Star Picks” had the worst week of the year, after my top three picks went 1 and 2.

‘Lost one by the “hook,” won one by the “hook” and lost the third by 4 points. The other three choices went 2 and 1, bringing the week’s totals to, 3 wins, 4 losses, minus 6 stars.

Still showing pluses this season however at 17-15 plus 6 stars……..

With 7 weeks of stats to work with, I will do better with the “Star Picks” starting with the picks below.

These picks are rated from 1 to 5's with a point spread 

	Saints + 3	vs.	Chargers (in London)
	Jets - 13	vs.	Chiefs
½	Buccaneers - 3½	at	Cowboys
½	Redskins -8½	at	Lions
½	Falcons +9	at	Eagles

Remember, “Doubling up” is like double parking, in either case  your libel to find your car gone…………… 

The Tout

So now we're playing regular season games in England; what's next Iraq?

Saints +3  4 fewer hours flying time to merry old London, Brees wanting to stick it to the team that cut him loose and I can't think of any more angles.

Eagles -9   Yes its a lot of wood, but the week off, the return of Brian Westbrook and the opportunity to harass a rookie quarterback leads me to the land of brotherly love. I have to admit the Falcons have executed admirably to this point but play better at home and I still have this gut feeling they stink!

Steelers -3 Not impressed with the G-men off their last two lackluster performances and Big Ben has never played better. This is more of a gut feeling than a solid selection but I just see the Steelers coming up big here.

Coming off a 1-2 week I suggest caution as the law of averages could be catching up with the mouth (but I doubt it)

The Mouth of Motown

Past Weeks