Jordan Dajani#23 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 11, 2026
A CBS Sports piece states Kyler Murray will be Minnesota's Week 1 starting quarterback with J.J. McCarthy as the backup, and suggests Tua Tagovailoa appears to have the Falcons' starting job locked up.
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What Jordan Dajani said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromMurray will be the Vikings' fourth different Week 1 starting quarterback over the last four years.
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Vikings name Kyler Murray starting quarterback over J.J. McCarthy
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- SaidAug 11
- PlayedSep 13
- GradedSep 17
- 1Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart“Murray will be the Vikings' fourth different Week 1 starting quarterback over the last four years.”
- 2J.J. McCarthy to be 2nd on the depth chart“As for the status of McCarthy, O'Connell said he is slotted in as the backup and "he's ready to go."”
- 3Tua Tagovailoa to be 1st on the depth chart“Tua Tagovailoa may have the Atlanta Falcons job wrapped up since Michael Penix Jr. hasn't even been cleared for 11-on-11 work.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| J.J. McCarthy to be 2nd on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Tua Tagovailoa to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 3 depth chart calls — 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.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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
Tua Tagovailoa · 2026 season29 calls from 23 pundits between 1 and 2. Jordan Dajani said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
1Depth Chart CallsKyler MurrayMinnesota Vikings
Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- MIN
- week:
- 1
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Kyler Murray
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he starts
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- quarterback
- reported:
- named the starter
- naive slot:
- 2
- settled by:
- a confirmed report from the crawl (reported outcomes)
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he keeps the job he had last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Depth Chart CallsJ.J. McCarthyMinnesota Vikings
J.J. McCarthy to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsTua TagovailoaAtlanta Falcons
Tua Tagovailoa to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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