I was chuckling when Merk took the field and obviously could be wrong…I saw a kid who I knew had some legit talent, I knew he was SO excited to see the field, and looked like he just wanted to KILL it with everything he had.
My wife asked me why I was laughing and I said “Merk looks so unreal pumped up I think he needs to BREATHE,” but i absolutely loved the intensity in his eyes. To me anyway, he did not look scared or nervous, if anything he looked like his intensity needed to calm a bit to think more clearly.
That…is coachable. I’m excited for his future.