Marcas GrantApr 1, 2026
Grant is avoiding George Kittle at their likely top-five tight end price, sees Sam LaPorta's low ADP as a discount that will disappear, and expects Aaron Rodgers to be the Steelers' quarterback again this season.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI just don't love the idea of taking him right after Achilles surgery.
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- 1George Kittle to fall short of his draft cost (top five tight end)“I'm scared to touch George Kittle at where he's probably going to go... I just don't love the idea of taking him right after Achilles surgery”
- 2Sam LaPorta to outplay his draft cost (ADP is ridiculously low)“we're gonna wake up one day in late May and suddenly a whole bunch of people a gonna realize, hey man, Sam Laporta's ADP is ridiculously low”
- 3Aaron Rodgers to be 1st on the depth chart“We're all expecting Aaron Rodgers is gonna be the quarterback Again this year”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kittle to fall short of his draft cost (top five tight end)1 | Fantasy Bust Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Sam LaPorta to outplay his draft cost (ADP is ridiculously low)2 | Sleeper Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Aaron Rodgers to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 fantasy bust call and 1 sleeper call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Aaron Rodgers · 2026 season5 calls from 4 pundits between 1 and 1. Marcas Grant said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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1Fantasy Bust CallsGeorge KittleSan Francisco 49ers
George Kittle to fall short of his draft cost (top five tight end)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Sam LaPorta to outplay his draft cost (ADP is ridiculously low)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsAaron RodgersPittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Rodgers to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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