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Ralph VentreSep 11, 2026

Ventre expects the Bills to elevate Greg Dortch from the practice squad to handle punt return duties for the season opener at Houston.

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0 of 1calls landed1 miss · 1 waiting
0Average accuracyout of 100, across 1 call
100A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
1 of 2Settled1 still waiting
1Waitingnot graded yet

What Ralph Ventre said

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In all likelihood, the Bills will call up Greg Dortch from the practice squad to handle punt return duties.
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  1. SaidSep 11
  2. GradedSep 25
  1. 1Greg Dortch to land on the practice squad“In all likelihood, the Bills will call up Greg Dortch from the practice squad to handle punt return duties.”
  2. 2Greg Dortch to be 1st on the depth chart“In all likelihood, the Bills will call up Greg Dortch from the practice squad to handle punt return duties.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
Greg Dortch to land on the practice squad1Roster Spot Calls2 weeks on a 530100−200
Greg Dortch to be 1st on the depth chart2Depth Chart Calls————
2 calls · 1 miss · 1 waiting0100

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

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

It names 2 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.

Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.

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.

  1. 1Roster Spot CallsGreg DortchBuffalo Bills

    Greg Dortch to land on the practice squad

    What happened2 weeks on a 53
    0Miss · naive 100
    0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive2difficulty−200skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    BUF
    skill:
    −200
    player:
    Greg Dortch
    season:
    2026
    claimed:
    he lands on the practice squad
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    difficulty:
    2
    the naive guess:
    he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks on the53:
    2
    weeks left when called:
    18
    first week on the53:
    1
    weeks on the practice squad:
    1
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  2. 2Depth Chart CallsGreg DortchBuffalo Bills

    Greg Dortch to be 1st on the depth chart

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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