Author Archives: Ryan Mercier

Super Bowl LVII Pick and Prop Bets

by Ryan Mercier People who cover the pro football landscape love to crown the Divisional Round or maybe Championship Sunday as the best weekends of the NFL. “Wildcard Weekend is the best, oh no actually the Divisional matchups are great because X.” Nonsense. The Super Bowl is, and always will be, the best football weekendContinue reading “Super Bowl LVII Pick and Prop Bets”

Little Brother Brooklyn: Kevin Durant Traded to the Phoenix Suns

by Ryan Mercier Late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning, one of the best players in the NBA was traded to the Phoenix Suns. Kevin Durant joins Devin Booker and Chris Paul to make up the best trio in the league. Barring lingering injuries to KD or CP3, a legitimate concern, Phoenix is the rightful favorite inContinue reading “Little Brother Brooklyn: Kevin Durant Traded to the Phoenix Suns”

Trevor Lawrence is Here

by Ryan Mercier After throwing four interceptions in the first half, three in the first quarter, Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars should have been done for the day. Down 27-0? Forget about it. Not to mention it was *only* 24-0 when a punt comically bopped off the face of Chris Claybrooks into the waiting armsContinue reading “Trevor Lawrence is Here”

Declaring NFL Players as “My Guy”

by Ryan Mercier Everyone loves having a guy. Or a band before they became “mainstream.” Standing on the table and shouting how you knew them first and their early stuff was better gives one a sense of pride. In the NFL, these are My Guys. You can’t have them. It’s too late, they were claimedContinue reading “Declaring NFL Players as “My Guy””

Severance: The Next Great TV Show

by Ryan Mercier *SPOILER ALERT* Sometimes a show is so good the reason for an entire website (sports) changes due to its greatness. Throw on some Defiant Jazz and enjoy this inaugural piece on TV from Struggling Actor Sports. Remember Lost? Watching every week, wondering what will happen next. Mysteries so intriguing they infiltrated everyContinue reading “Severance: The Next Great TV Show”

Trevor Lawrence Expectations: A Shift from Luck, Elway to a Different No. 1 Pick

by Ryan Mercier After a decade of futility, and one year of bliss (2017), the Jacksonville Jaguars are experiencing perhaps their most frustrating season in franchise history. In the five losses this season, Jacksonville held a lead in the fourth quarter in three of those games and were tied in the final period in another.Continue reading “Trevor Lawrence Expectations: A Shift from Luck, Elway to a Different No. 1 Pick”

NFL Week 1 Surprises

by Ryan Mercier Typically, the NFL produces a result in Week 1 so surprising it rocks the football Earth to its core. The start to the 2022 season didn’t quite deliver a stunner, but here are the top two. Bears Out-slog 49ers In a muddy rain, Justin Fields overcame a horrible first half to takeContinue reading “NFL Week 1 Surprises”

All 32 NFL Teams in 13 Seconds or Less

by Ryan Mercier There are many long previews out there for every team in the upcoming 2022 NFL season, but how about in 13 seconds or less? Have a listen! NFC East: NFC North: NFC South: NFC West: AFC East: AFC North: AFC South: AFC West:

NBA Draft 2022 Recap

by Ryan Mercier The year is 2082. Still, no one knows what the Knicks received from the Oklahoma City Thunder for the No. 11 overall pick (Ousmane Dieng) in the 2022 NBA Draft. Center Jalen Duren has been in the Hall of Fame for years, but did he play for the Hornets, Pistons, or Knicks?Continue reading “NBA Draft 2022 Recap”