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Bradford BantaFeb 26, 2026

Banta predicted Taylor Decker will return for an 11th season and be the Lions' left tackle, and expects Kelvin Sheppard to remain the Lions' defensive coordinator for a second year and eventually become an NFL head coach.

Said on air, transcribed by us · Locked On Lions (podcast)Hear the original

92Hit · out of 100

No. 2What happenedcalled No. 1 · by offensive snaps

100A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge

91.67This callout of 100

−8.33Skillafter difficulty

What Bradford Banta said

I think we're fortunate to have him back

Our reading: Taylor Decker to be 1st on the depth chart

Where it was said: Locked On Lions (podcast)
The episode: LIONS SQUAD SHOW: Detroit Lions News From NFL Combine + Taylor Decker RETURNING Next Season
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SaidFeb 26
GradedAug 18

How the call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

The call scored 91.7 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.

The 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 call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.

Their call against what happened

1They said

2What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

Depth Chart Calls Taylor Decker Detroit Lions
Taylor Decker to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 2called No. 1 · by offensive snaps
91.67Hit · naive 100
91.67this call100a naive guess−8.33worse than naive1difficulty−8.33skill
How this was scored
club:
DET
skill:
−8.33
player:
Taylor Decker
season:
2025
accuracy:
91.67
baseline:
100
position:
T
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
2
difficulty:
1
measured by:
offensive snaps
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
0
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