JP Acosta#40 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 10, 2026
Acosta expects John Harbaugh's Giants to jump to roughly seven wins in year one, and forecast several offseason moves: Aaron Rodgers returning to Pittsburgh, Daniel Jones returning to the Colts, Kirk Cousins being released by Atlanta, and Brandon Aiyuk leaving San Francisco.
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What JP Acosta said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think John Harbaugh is a good hire that's gonna get him gonna get the Giants from, like, four wins to, like, seven wins in year one, maybe eight.
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- SaidFeb 10
- GradedAug 13–Nov 11
- 1Kirk Cousins to move to Atlanta Falcons“Because it seems like Cousins is gonna get released.”
- 2New York Giants to finish with 7 wins“I think John Harbaugh is a good hire that's gonna get him gonna get the Giants from, like, four wins to, like, seven wins in year one, maybe eight.”
- 3Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers“Aaron Rodgers who probably ends up going back to Pittsburgh.”
- 4Daniel Jones to move to Indianapolis Colts“it's dire straits right now in the, free agent QB market outside of Daniel Jones who probably ends up coming back”
- 5Brandon Aiyuk to move“Ricky Pearsall can't stay healthy. Brandon Auke's gonna be gone.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins to move to Atlanta Falcons1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| New York Giants to finish with 7 wins2 | Season Win Totals | 4 | 40 | 65 | −25 | |
| Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Daniel Jones to move to Indianapolis Colts4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Brandon Aiyuk to move5 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · 3 waiting | 70 | 32.5 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive5 checkable claims — 4 trade and signing calls and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 70 out of 100, against 32.5 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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.
1Trade and Signing CallsKirk CousinsAtlanta Falcons
Kirk Cousins to move to Atlanta Falcons
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Kirk Cousins
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he leaves
- was with:
- ATL
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- reported:
- traded (from LV)
- settled by:
- a confirmed report from the crawl (reported outcomes)
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Season Win TotalsNew York Giants
New York Giants to finish with 7 wins
What happened4called 740Close · naive 6540this call−65a naive guess=−25worse than naive×1difficulty=−25skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- NYG
- naive:
- 5.75
- skill:
- −25
- what happened:
- 4
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 40
- baseline:
- 65
- they said:
- 7
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
3Trade and Signing CallsAaron RodgersPittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsDaniel JonesIndianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to move to Indianapolis Colts
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Trade and Signing CallsBrandon Aiyuk
Brandon Aiyuk to move
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
70naive 32.5
Who this take is about
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