Jason La CanforaOct 16, 2026
La Canfora expects Sunday's game in Cleveland to be the first time both Trey Hendrickson and Nnamdi Madubuike are on the field together at close to full strength, and believes their pairing will improve a Ravens pass rush currently ranked 20th in pressure rate and 21st in sack rate.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromIt stands to reason that Sunday in Cleveland marks the first time we see both at close to full strength
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- 1Availability Calls“It stands to reason that Sunday in Cleveland marks the first time we see both at close to full strength”
- 2Availability Calls“It stands to reason that Sunday in Cleveland marks the first time we see both at close to full strength (pending how Hendrickson performs if still in a cast or apparatus of some sort).”
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HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
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| “It stands to reason that Sunday in Cleveland marks the first…”1 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “It stands to reason that Sunday in Cleveland marks the first…”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 CallsNnamdi MadubuikeBaltimore Ravens
“It stands to reason that Sunday in Cleveland marks the first time we see both at close to full strength”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Availability CallsTrey HendricksonBaltimore Ravens
“It stands to reason that Sunday in Cleveland marks the first time we see both at close to full strength (pending how Hendrickson performs if still in a cast or apparatus of some sort).”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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