by Mario Mergola | Nov 16, 2016
There it is. In one fell swoop, the rug was pulled from under the feet of the entire football-watching world. Only, unlike previous weeks, there were more feet standing on the rug. More feet to be tripped. Coincidence? Of course not. For the entire season, we have...
by Mario Mergola | Nov 9, 2016
We are reaching the point of no return. It is make-or-break time. Entering Week 9, the Falcons, Cowboys, Saints, and Chargers were arguably the easiest teams to target for potential wins – given their matchups and recent history. All four teams won and covered...
by Mario Mergola | Nov 6, 2016
As the calendar turns to November, we see another week with a relatively small slate of games filled with uncertainty due to injuries. We do, however, have a significantly better read on the matchups and gameplans of teams about to either conclude the first half of...
by Mario Mergola | Nov 3, 2016
Believe it or not, it began as expected. The tide slowly – and subtly – began to shift. As noted in last week’s introduction, the 2016 season has been incredibly odd, but not because of wild swings of action or random bouts of luck – although...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 27, 2016
We are about to reach a tipping point. It may not happen this week, precisely, but it’s coming. Nearly halfway into the season, we have repeatedly looked back on trends that have produced winners in the past and find that they are flat-out under-performing....