Lane MillsOct 31, 2026
Mills expects Calvin Ridley, questionable but a full practice participant, to play in Week 8 against the Bengals and to see increased snaps with Carnell Tate out, setting them up to be traded by Tennessee before the November 10 deadline.
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What Lane Mills said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromIf Ridley does play in Week 8, an increase in snaps poses him well for a near-future trade.
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- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- 1 Titans WR Has the Perfect Window to Audition for a Trade in Week 8 vs. Bengals
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- 1Calvin Ridley to move — “a near-future trade”“If Ridley does play in Week 8, an increase in snaps poses him well for a near-future trade. ... nobody has a better opportunity on paper to audition for their potential next team than Calvin Ridley.”
- 2Availability Calls“He's technically questionable for tomorrow's contest, but was a full participant in Friday's practice. The stars are aligning for Ridley to take the field. (Week 8 vs. Bengals)”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Ridley to move — “a near-future trade”1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “He's technically questionable for tomorrow's contest, but was a…”2 | Availability 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 2 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.
1Trade and Signing CallsCalvin Ridley
Calvin Ridley to move — “a near-future trade”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Availability CallsCalvin RidleyTennessee Titans
“He's technically questionable for tomorrow's contest, but was a full participant in Friday's practice. The stars are aligning for Ridley to take the field. (Week 8 vs. Bengals)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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