by Mario Mergola | Oct 2, 2019
What a week. I can’t tell if it should be considered ‘eerie’ or a self-fulfilling prophecy. Either way, it was critical. And it’s more critical that everyone understands why it’s so critical. Last week’s introduction focused wholly...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 25, 2019
That was awesome. This may sound silly – and even anger some people – but I never mind following a winning week with a losing one. As long as the losing weeks are small. To follow a winning one with a winning one is nothing short of awesome. But, it goes...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 18, 2019
What a start to the season it has been. Week 1 was all about preseason expectations coming to light – it always is. Week 2 was all about overreactions from Week 1 – it always is. Week 3 is all about… everything. Through the 16 games detailed below, I...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 11, 2019
I know I constantly write about how much I love Opening Day. I do. But it’s Week 2 that always has my heart. I always write about perception, reality, and the disconnect between the two. Can we ever have a more severe disconnect than people making snap decisions...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 4, 2019
It doesn’t feel real. I’m supposed to be good with words. I write thousands of them, every week. I should be able to capture emotion without stating it. But I can’t. Because this excitement is something we feel with-or-without me mentioning it. I can...
by Mario Mergola | Aug 31, 2019
As much as I truly love writing my weekly picks column, diving into the season-long predictions for the entire league has become something I actively anticipate as the summer months arrive. This might be because the success rate has been so high with the picks over...
