by Mario Mergola | Sep 5, 2026
Turnover. It’s the name of the game in the National Football League. And I even wrote about it in last year’s introduction. Why am I leading with it again? Because, in addition to the changes in the standings that are so inherent to how the sport is built,...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 5, 2026
Turnover. It’s the name of the game in the National Football League. And I even wrote about it in last year’s introduction. Why am I leading with it again? Because, in addition to the changes in the standings that are so inherent to how the sport is built,...
by Mario Mergola | Aug 30, 2026
And so begins another year! I try to keep these ‘Welcome Back’ columns short because they really serve one purpose: to confirm that, yes, football picks will be back this year! As always, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading all the words I...
by Mario Mergola | Feb 2, 2026
I have written countless times about how excellent of a season this was for us, and it is inspiring to see that the struggles from the first round of the playoffs did not spill into the rest. In fact, the numbers remained steadfast in their positions and ultimately...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 21, 2026
It was nice to see some level of rebound from the Wild Card Round’s picks, but we continue to face a postseason where the numbers are simply unforgiving. The good news is that the reads remain straightforward, even if the results don’t always align in the...
