Thursday, November 29, 2007 , Updated
Pegasus’ Professional NFL Expert Picks - Week 13
Most print publications have experts picking NFL games every week: Pegasus News, however, is different, in that we have near-flawless methodology in picking teams that will actually win. Our prestigious panel of perfect prognosticators --Justin Smith, Chris Curotolo, Todd Maternowski and Mike Bullock-- will rip the future from our crystal balls and slam it on your tables each and every week.
As an added bonus, we have included a fifth column called "Mascot War", in which we discuss which team's actual mascot would win in a pitched battle to the death in the wild.
Most of these picks need no explanation: however, our panel has provided some scholarly and learned commentary for certain especially difficult-to-pick games.
Justin: Seahawk versus Eagle -- Birdfight! And it's the granddaddy of birdfights. The Osprey (Seahawk) gets its name from the Latin ossifragus, meaning "bone breaker." The Eagle gets its name from the Latin aquile, meaning Jeep. Bone breaker versus Steel? I'll take steel thank you very much. Eagle over Seahawk.
Mike: Bill versus Redskin -- The Bills take their show on the road to Washington to battle with the Redskins. The Bill, known for its hunting expertise, will hide the best it can and wait for the Redskin to make its move. The Redskin has a huge arsenal of weapons, and using his knowledge of the land the Redskin can sense the Bill's presence from a mile away. This battle could simply be a massacre of great proportions. The Redskin is going to get revenge on the white man this weekend by scalping the Bill. Redskin over Bill.
Todd: Texan versus Titan -- Ah, the classic battle of Big versus Huge, .357 Winchester versus Well-Placed Lightning Strike, Slow Texas Drawl versus Thundering Voice of an Angry God. At first glance, you might assume that the Titan, with the not-unnoticeable quality of being an invincible deity, may have a slight advantage over the Texan. But the Texan's natural advantages play right into the Titan's weakness: with few exceptions (you know you who are, Austin), a Texan will rarely be found fornicating with his mother and/or sister, and then devouring their unborn young. This fatal flaw was once exposed by Zeus, and will once again come to play when the Titans must face the modern-day incarnation of Zeus Himself: Mario Williams. Texan over Titan.
