Josh AlperNov 1, 2026
Alper writes that Jets running back Breece Hall will again sit out, this time against the Raiders, and that linebacker David Bailey is also likely to be unavailable with a groin injury.
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What Josh Alper said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe Jets are set to play without running back Breece Hall again this Sunday.
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- Breece Hall is not expected to play against Raiders
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- 1Availability Calls“The Jets are set to play without running back Breece Hall again this Sunday. ... he is expected to be inactive against the Raiders.”
- 2Availability Calls“The Jets are also likely to be without linebacker David Bailey. The first-round pick is listed as doubtful due to a groin injury.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “The Jets are set to play without running back Breece Hall again…”1 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “The Jets are also likely to be without linebacker David Bailey.…”2 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 2 availability 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
1Availability CallsBreece HallNew York Jets
“The Jets are set to play without running back Breece Hall again this Sunday. ... he is expected to be inactive against the Raiders.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Availability CallsDavid BaileyNew York Jets
“The Jets are also likely to be without linebacker David Bailey. The first-round pick is listed as doubtful due to a groin injury.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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