by Mario Mergola | Aug 30, 2016
The cat is out of the bag. Prior to the 2015 season, there were legitimate concerns that Tom Brady would be suspended for some part in the scandal involving deflated footballs. Panic set in. Would the Patriots need to play one-quarter of their season without arguably...
by Mario Mergola | Aug 27, 2016
“They are a complete wild card. They can be anything from 5-11 to 11-5. It all depends on health.” Of course, it depends on health. In a sport where a collective group of grown men share a singular objective of bringing another man to the ground, health is...
by Mario Mergola | Aug 26, 2016
The beginning felt like too early a place to start. Jokes were made about snap judgments. Opinions were ignored. The bigger picture was being missed. But the beginning was actually the foundation being laid. It was not until the structure was completed that we saw the...
by Mario Mergola | Aug 1, 2016
Ben Roethlisberger wants the Steelers to attempt more two-point conversions. Do we? Initially, we shouldn’t. The final score is the singular item that matters to the spread, and breaking the tried-and-true patterns of teams scoring – generally – in...
by Mario Mergola | Feb 4, 2016
Originally Posted at XNSports If the National Football League proves anything year in and year out, it is that one team will almost certainly break every trend. In 2015, said team was clearly the Carolina Panthers. A proverbial thorn in the side of this column week...
