by Mario Mergola | Nov 28, 2018
We normally like to break up the season into four different ‘quarters.’ But we would be doing a disservice if we don’t take note of a clear separation between last week and what lies ahead of us. Because there are no more bye weeks and no more...
by Mario Mergola | Nov 21, 2018
There is no better place to start this column than by giving thanks. Thanks to you readers for the opportunity to write about my football picks. Thanks for positive results. And thanks for the gift that is football and how it helps us all form this bond. Seriously....
by Mario Mergola | Nov 14, 2018
Much better. I wrote about it. I talked about it. And now we can see the results of it. After a horribly losing week, the only way to proceed is to continue along the same path as if nothing happened. Because it is the small weekly wins that will outweigh the losses,...
by Mario Mergola | Nov 7, 2018
Well, that was ugly. What are the odds, too? Right after I led last week’s article with praising the league and how consistently profitable it had been, we go out and deliver one of the worst weeks on record. It’s almost too coincidental. Because it is too...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 31, 2018
We have to be thoroughly pleased with what we’ve seen from the National Football League, this year. There have been excellent matchups that have not disappointed – think New England and Kansas City in Primetime a few weeks ago and the Packers and Rams,...