Tom Pelissero#5 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 24, 2025
Pelissero expects the franchise tag to come for Tee Higgins and believes Russell Wilson will sign somewhere as a starting quarterback.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI don't think that he signs anywhere as if he's not the starter. So I think Russ starts somewhere.
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- SaidFeb 24, 2025
- GradedAug 7, 2026
- 1Russell Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart“Russ Depenny, where he is. I don't think that he signs anywhere as if he's not the starter. So I think Russ starts somewhere.”
- 2Tee Higgins to move“he is going to get it if they can't work out a deal, which we'll see how that plays out, But it seems like the tag is coming for him”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 1 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Tee Higgins to move2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 100 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 trade and signing 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 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
Their call against what actually happened.
1Depth Chart CallsRussell Wilson
Russell Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- PIT
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Russell Wilson
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 1
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- measured by:
- passing yards
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Trade and Signing CallsTee Higgins
Tee Higgins to move
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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