Dan Patrick#80 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 4, 2026
Patrick expected Deshaun Watson, newly placed in concussion protocol, to be unlikely to play in the Browns' game against the Saints that Sunday. They also suggested Brandon Aiyuk would return to the field but likely with a team other than the 49ers.
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What Dan Patrick said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromProbably unlikely that he would be able to play this weekend.
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- The Dan Patrick Show (podcast)
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- Hour 1 – CFP Rankings Reaction, NFL Trade Deadline Approaching
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- 1Availability Calls“But here we are Wednesday morning, and I would say, Probably unlikely that he would be able to. Play this weekend. And maybe you keep him out for precautionary measures here. (Browns at the Saints on Sunday)”
- 2Brandon Aiyuk to move — “gets back on the field and maybe plays for somebody else”“Drew Rosenhaus says that Brandon is healthy and ready to get back on the field. Feels like he's going to get back. On the field and maybe play for somebody else.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “But here we are Wednesday morning, and I would say, Probably…”1 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Brandon Aiyuk to move — “gets back on the field and maybe plays for somebody else”2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 availability 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.
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 CallsDeshaun WatsonCleveland Browns
“But here we are Wednesday morning, and I would say, Probably unlikely that he would be able to. Play this weekend. And maybe you keep him out for precautionary measures here. (Browns at the Saints on Sunday)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsBrandon Aiyuk
Brandon Aiyuk to move — “gets back on the field and maybe plays for somebody else”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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