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Gerry DulacMay 14, 2026

Dulac expects Aaron Rodgers to sign with and return to the Steelers, and thinks Eli Heidenreich has a chance to make the practice squad rather than the 53-man roster. They also predict Jeremy Bernard will be the key to the Steelers' draft class.

Said on air, transcribed by us · The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)Hear the original

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 Gerry Dulac said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

I think he's a has a chance to be a practice squad guy for sure.

Gerry Dulac, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
The episode: Hour 1: NFL Thanksgiving Weekend Games Ranked, Ohtani’s Microscopic ERA, plus Steelers Insider Gerry Dulac
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SaidMay 14
GradedSep 25

1Eli Heidenreich to land on the practice squad“I think he's a has a chance to be a practice squad guy for sure.”
2Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers“they seem to remain very confident that that calm and confident that he is coming. And... I don't really don't think it's gonna take much longer.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Verdict	Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
	Eli Heidenreich to land on the practice squad¹	Roster Spot Calls	3 weeks on a 53	0	100	−200
	Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers²	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
	2 calls · 1 miss · 1 waiting			0	100

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

2 checkable claims — 1 roster spot call and 1 trade and signing call — 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 Calls Eli Heidenreich Pittsburgh Steelers
Eli Heidenreich to land on the practice squad
What happened3 weeks on a 53
0Miss · naive 100
0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive2difficulty−200skill
How this was scored
club:
PIT
skill:
−200
player:
Eli Heidenreich
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:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
2Trade and Signing Calls Aaron Rodgers Pittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?

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