Jared Koch#1 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 5, 2026
Koch argues the Texans' Week 9 game against the Chargers is a turning point: a loss dropping them to 2-6 would likely push Houston to become sellers at the trade deadline, with Jadeveon Clowney, Wyatt Teller and Braden Smith among the players who could be moved.
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What Jared Koch said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromPerhaps Jadeveon Clowney can get shipped off to a contender.
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- Why Texans' Week 9 Game vs. Chargers Matters More Than You Think
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- 1Braden Smith to move — “could be on their way out”“Wyatt Teller and Braden Smith could be on their way out.”
- 2Wyatt Teller to move — “could be on their way out”“Wyatt Teller and Braden Smith could be on their way out.”
- 3Jadeveon Clowney to move — “gets shipped off to a contender”“Perhaps Jadeveon Clowney can get shipped off to a contender.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Smith to move — “could be on their way out”1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Wyatt Teller to move — “could be on their way out”2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jadeveon Clowney to move — “gets shipped off to a contender”3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing 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.
1Trade and Signing CallsBraden Smith
Braden Smith to move — “could be on their way out”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsWyatt Teller
Wyatt Teller to move — “could be on their way out”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Trade and Signing CallsJadeveon Clowney
Jadeveon Clowney to move — “gets shipped off to a contender”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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