Tom Pelissero#5 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 26, 2026

Pelissero expects Anthony Richardson to be moved out of Indianapolis, with Daniel Jones ready for week one as the Colts' starter and the club working toward a long-term deal or a tag for Jones.

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1 of 1calls landed1 hit · 1 waiting

100Average accuracyout of 100, across 1 call

100A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

1 of 2Settled1 still waiting

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What Tom Pelissero said

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Everything is tracking toward Daniel Jones being ready for week one.

Tom Pelissero, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
The episode: Hour 2: Live from the NFL Combine with Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer & NFL Insider Tom Pelissero
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SaidFeb 26
GradedAug 13

1Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart“Anthony Richardson knows he has no path to be the starter in Indianapolis again... Everything is tracking toward Daniel Jones being ready for week one.”
2Anthony Richardson to move“news breaking about Anthony Richardson here being allowed to look for a new place of business... That was probably inevitable, I would say.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart¹	Depth Chart Calls	No. 1	100	100	0
Anthony Richardson to move²	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting			100	100

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 100 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.

Where this call stands in the room

Daniel Jones · 2025 season

Tom Pelissero — 1the room — 15 calls from 7 punditsmedian 1what happened — 1

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Their call against what happened

1They said

1What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Depth Chart Calls Daniel Jones Indianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive1difficulty0skill
How this was scored
club:
IND
skill:
0
player:
Daniel Jones
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
position:
QB
naive slot:
1
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
1
measured by:
passing yards
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
2Trade and Signing Calls Anthony Richardson
Anthony Richardson to move
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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