Thomas MartinezOct 10, 2026
Previewing the Chargers' Week 5 game against Denver, Martinez expects Los Angeles to elevate receivers Greg Jennings and Theo Wease Jr. from the practice squad to cover a depleted receiving corps.
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What Thomas Martinez said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromPractice squad call ups for Greg Jennings and Theo Wease Jr are likely
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- 1Theo Wease Jr. to land on the practice squad“Practice squad call ups for Greg Jennings and Theo Wease Jr are likely”
- 2Greg Jennings to land on the practice squad“Practice squad call ups for Greg Jennings and Theo Wease Jr are likely”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Wease Jr. to land on the practice squad1 | Roster Spot Calls | 1 week on a 53 | 0 | 100 | −178 | |
| Greg Jennings to land on the practice squad2 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 miss · 1 waiting | 0 | 100 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive2 checkable claims — 2 roster spot calls — 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 0 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.
1Roster Spot CallsTheo Wease Jr.Los Angeles Chargers
Theo Wease Jr. to land on the practice squad
What happened1 week on a 530Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1.78difficulty=−178skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- LAC
- skill:
- −178
- player:
- Theo Wease Jr.
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he lands on the practice squad
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 1.78
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 14
- first week on the53:
- 5
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 4
2Roster Spot CallsGreg JenningsLos Angeles Chargers
Greg Jennings to land on the practice squad
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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