Tom Pelissero#5 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 13, 2025

Pelissero predicted that Trey Hendrickson will eventually sign a multiyear extension with the Bengals and that TJ Watt will get a deal done with the Steelers. They also said Daniel Jones has a leg up in Indianapolis and expects Mike Tomlin to remain Steelers head coach as long as they want.

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

1 of 1calls landed1 hit · 2 waiting

100Average accuracyout of 100, across 1 call

100A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

1 of 3Settled2 still waiting

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What Tom Pelissero said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

I believe that this will get done, Rich. K. I believe it'll end up being a multiyear extension

Tom Pelissero, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
The episode: Top 5 NFL Quarterbacks Under The Most Pressure
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SaidJun 13, 2025
GradedAug 13, 2026

1Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart“the fact that in Indianapolis, Daniel Jones took all the reps because Anthony Richardson once again is dealing with an injury, you would anticipate that that's going to give Daniel Jones some level of a leg up”
2Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals“I believe that this will get done, Rich. K. I believe it'll end up being a multiyear extension just because I don't think that they wanna do a one year extension.”
3T.J. Watt to move to Pittsburgh Steelers“But TJ Watt, I anticipate a deal is gonna get done there eventually.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart¹	Depth Chart Calls	No. 1	100	100	0
Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals²	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
T.J. Watt to move to Pittsburgh Steelers³	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
3 calls · 1 hit · 2 waiting			100	100

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

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

It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 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.

Their call against what happened

1They said

1What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Depth Chart Calls Daniel Jones Indianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
club:
IND
skill:
0
player:
Daniel Jones
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
position:
QB
naive slot:
1
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
2
measured by:
passing yards
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
2Trade and Signing Calls Trey Hendrickson Cincinnati Bengals
Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
3Trade and Signing Calls T.J. Watt Pittsburgh Steelers
T.J. Watt 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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