# Zachary Pereles: Pereles says Joe Burrow would be his MVP if voting happened now, while also calling Jordan Love a legitimate MVP case. He argues Shedeur Sanders should remain Cleveland's starter, expects Joe Milton to start the rest of the year for Philadelphia, believes the Eagles should not fire Nick Sirianni this season, and proposes several trade-deadline moves.

**Claimed:** Nov 9, 2026
**Pundit:** Zachary Pereles — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/zachary-pereles
**Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-9-overreactions-joe-burrow-mvp-shedeur-sanders-deserves-to-remain-starter/

9 checkable claims — 6 trade and signing calls, 2 depth chart calls and 1 award pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 16 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.

> But if we had to name an MVP right now, it'd be Burrow, who has been truly excellent.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Riq Woolen to move to Detroit Lions**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Riq Woolen, Detroit Lions
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Grover Stewart to move to Jacksonville Jaguars**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Grover Stewart, Jacksonville Jaguars
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Joe Milton III to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Joe Milton III, Philadelphia Eagles
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Joe Burrow to win MVP**
  - Kind: Award Picks · About: Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Jonathan Taylor to move to Minnesota Vikings**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Jonathan Taylor, Minnesota Vikings
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Andrew Wylie to move to New England Patriots**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Andrew Wylie, New England Patriots
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland Browns
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Andrew Wylie to move to Kansas City Chiefs**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Andrew Wylie, Kansas City Chiefs
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **George Pickens to move to Kansas City Chiefs**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: George Pickens, Kansas City Chiefs
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Riq Woolen — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/riq-woolen
- Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions
- Grover Stewart — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/grover-stewart
- Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars
- Joe Milton III — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/joe-milton-iii
- Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles
- Joe Burrow — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/joe-burrow
- Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals
- Jonathan Taylor — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonathan-taylor
- Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings
- Andrew Wylie — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/andrew-wylie
- New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots
- Shedeur Sanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/shedeur-sanders
- Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/browns
- Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs
- George Pickens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/george-pickens

## What others said about the same people

- Christian Booher on Anthony Lucas: Booher previews the Lions' Week 9 trip to Miami, predicting Derrick Barnes takes over as the green-dot linebacker in Jack Campbell's absence, Juice Scruggs starts at center, and boldly forecasting Detroit's first defensive touchdown of the season on an Aidan Hutchinson strip-sack recovered and returned by Barnes. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/228a7c0e-608b-4043-a8fa-eb3f8b2c4ce8 (scored 0)
- Pat Fitzmaurice on New England Patriots: Fitzmaurice predicted a 24-21 Patriots win over the Packers, said he would not be surprised if Jonathan Taylor were inactive amid trade talk, pegged Jonah Coleman as an RB22 rest-of-season value, expected Evan Hull to be Arizona's backup back, and saw Kerby Joseph returning in Week 10 or 11. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41cd806b-d6f3-401d-ac46-33a027d3a0fd (scored 14.29)
- Kevin Wildes on New England Patriots: Wildes took Minnesota over Buffalo, predicted a comfortable roughly 10-point New England win over Green Bay, and switched his Super Bowl matchup to Jaguars–Bears. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f31ce48f-df1b-41cf-9d17-ec463ba972d4 (scored 0)
- Nick Wright on New England Patriots: Wright argued the Jaguars are the AFC's most complete team, calling them the considerable favorite for the No. 1 seed and the only club essentially locked into the playoffs. He also picked Tampa Bay to upset Chicago, had Kansas City sweeping its next three games, liked New England over Green Bay by about a field goal, and updated his Super Bowl matchup to Chiefs–49ers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/878403ae-b780-41f0-b38a-200b1a3e36ff (scored 0)
- Eric Mangini on New England Patriots: Mangini picked New England to beat Green Bay by more than a field goal, flagged Tampa Bay as his upset alert over Chicago, expects Kansas City to handle the Jets, took Buffalo over Minnesota, backed Cincinnati over Atlanta in Madrid, and updated his Super Bowl to Rams–Bengals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/af0819c3-4662-44a2-a451-a08fa3b7e59a (scored 0)
- Connor Rogers on New England Patriots: Rogers picked straight-up winners in every Week 9 game, agreeing with Simms on all of them, and gave a 24-20 Bills score over the Vikings on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/11646f69-18dd-4831-a7de-e4115ded875c (scored 0)

## More trade and signing calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Parker Hurley on Jessie Bates: Hurley argues a Jessie Bates trade to San Francisco is unrealistic because Atlanta remains in the weak NFC South race and likely won't sell, and he expects 49ers safety Ji'Ayir Brown to depart in free agency after this season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7e8279a5-fad4-4c61-9646-0809bdcdaf40 (scored 0)
- Doug Joubert on Kendre Miller: Joubert doubts Taysom Hill will return to the Saints for financial reasons and believes Hill has retired from the NFL. He also expects CJ Donaldson to get more carries while the Saints move on from Kendre Miller. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e8976cfe-44a7-4cd2-9f23-ff513d4b4833 (scored 100)
- Randy Gurzi on Taylor Rapp: Gurzi argues that, given Brandon Beane's fondness for reunions, recently released safety Taylor Rapp is a realistic option to return to Buffalo for safety depth — though only if the Bills fail to land a starting-caliber safety at the trade deadline. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5fa74f1d-69bf-4aee-999a-17fe4b2b5175 (scored 0)
- Sean Payton on Taylor Rapp: Payton said there is a better than good chance safety Taylor Rapp re-signs with the Broncos, and expects it to happen sooner rather than later. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ff73bd09-d830-4cab-8cfc-4ff4e616f616 (scored 100)
- Joe Marino on Taylor Rapp: Marino argues the Bills should and almost certainly will release safety Taylor Rapp to save cap space, saying he'd be stunned if Buffalo kept him. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6293af64-318f-43ba-b5be-7b2d42fabe29 (scored 100)
- Albert Breer on Jacoby Brissett: Breer argues the Jaguars should be taken very seriously, seeing a path to 13 wins and the AFC's No. 1 seed with a first-round bye, and he expects the Jacoby Brissett trade to Baltimore to be completed within a day. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c51d9762-3ca3-4143-9372-bf508348053f (scored 100)

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