# Danny Parkins: Parkins took the Jaguars over the Bengals, the Bears over the Jets and the 49ers over the Broncos in chips on the table, predicted Tyson Bagent would start for Chicago, liked the Rams to win in Philadelphia and to reach double-digit wins, still has Cincinnati winning the AFC North, and called Joey Porter Jr. a top-15 corner going forward. **Claimed:** Oct 1, 2026 **Pundit:** Danny Parkins — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/danny-parkins **Outlet:** First Things First (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/first-things-first-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM1460523642.mp3 8 checkable claims — 4 game outcome picks, 1 depth chart call, 1 division winner, 1 positional finishe and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > I will be shocked if by the end of the year, the Rams are not a double digit win team. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Los Angeles Rams to beat Eagles** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Los Angeles Rams to finish with 10–17 wins** - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Joey Porter Jr. to finish top 15 at his position, by an unstated measure** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Joey Porter Jr., Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Bengals** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet - **Chicago Bears to beat Jets** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **San Francisco 49ers to beat Broncos** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cincinnati Bengals to win the division** - Kind: Division Winners · About: Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tyson Bagent to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Tyson Bagent, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - Joey Porter Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/joey-porter-jr - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cowboys - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Tyson Bagent — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyson-bagent ## What others said about the same people - Gene Chamberlain on Marcus Davenport: Chamberlain argues the Bears' cap restructuring won't lead to a splashy edge-rusher trade for Maxx Crosby or Josh Sweat, and that Marcus Davenport will be promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster as their veteran edge help. He also describes the Bears opening the season with rookie Dillon Thieneman starting at safety and Cam Lewis at the deep safety spot. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/17023c90-bef4-4a59-823f-90408ebbf8d9 (scored 100) - John Shipley on Jabbar Muhammad: Shipley projects a full 16-player (plus one international/exemption spot) Jaguars practice squad for 2026, naming specific players at each position he expects to land there. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c0a52b7c-63b2-4e18-b7da-9342dbbc111f (scored 100) - Mike Moraitis on Marcus Davenport: Moraitis names seven Bears as trade candidates before roster cuts, predicting Kiran Amegadjie and Jedrick Wills are on the roster bubble and likely to be traded, while Ozzy Trapilo avoids an injured list, and listing several players as locks for the 53-man roster. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/07eb40f6-9e40-4a79-b1d4-e2f7e73e104a (scored 100) - Tom Jensen on Malik Turner: Jensen projects the 49ers' final 53-man roster ahead of the August 30 cutdown, naming a long list of players he expects to be released outright, another group he expects to be cut and return on the practice squad ("boomerang cuts"), and three borderline players (Jordan James, Jacob Cowing, James Thompson Jr.) he believes San Francisco will keep. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/30bfad12-5ff9-49d2-8849-9df9b47a054d (scored 0) - John Shipley on Jabbar Muhammad: Shipley says cornerback Jabbar Muhammad's strong camp has him nearly certain to make the Jaguars' 53-man roster. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88d2755e-5275-4f81-aeab-c5e331a1b9eb (scored 100) - Blaine Grisak on Cam Lampkin: After the Rams' first preseason game, Grisak predicted the full 53-man roster, naming three quarterbacks, four running backs, five receivers, five tight ends, nine offensive linemen, four linebackers, six defensive linemen, four edge rushers, five cornerbacks, five safeties and three special teamers, with Dean Connors headed for the practice squad instead. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/893ce849-9f8b-40c4-b5bc-a578611b14f8 (scored 100) ## More game outcome picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Mitchell Eisenstein on Indianapolis Colts: Eisenstein ranked the Bills first in his top five entering Week 4 and made picks across the week's games, including the Chiefs by two touchdowns over the Raiders as his "lock of the week," the Lions by 10 at Carolina, and Tyreek Hill signing with the Raiders. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d69febf4-3a3a-44bf-8fdb-d4773447a904 (scored 100) - Richard Sherman on Washington Commanders: Sherman gave his own top five entering Week 4 with the 49ers first, then made picks in every Week 4 game, including upset calls for Carolina over Detroit (with a 36-31 scoreline), Tampa Bay over Green Bay, Washington over Indianapolis and Jacksonville over Cincinnati. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/955fb34c-41a3-4e87-817d-b29d2c000272 (scored 0) - Chris Long on Indianapolis Colts: Previewing the Week 4 slate, Long picked the Lions, Jets, Cardinals, Colts and Bills to win their games, and predicted a Steelers win over the Browns on Thursday night by a 19-14 score. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41d446f1-9bf0-4509-b1ba-f3e8083ed9ee (scored 100) - David Harrison on Washington Commanders: Harrison lays out a path for the Washington Commanders to exceed their 7.5-win total, identifying eight specific games he projects them to win: home vs. Seattle (Week 3), vs. Indianapolis in London (Week 4), a sweep of the Giants (Weeks 5 and 10), at Arizona (Week 12), at Tennessee (Week 13), vs. Atlanta (Week 15) and vs. Dallas (Week 18). He also says the Bengals (Week 11) and Texans (Week 14) games are winnable. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/557473e2-242a-41c5-beb5-026d792d86fa (scored 0) - Chris Brockman on Washington Commanders: Brockman argued Buffalo belongs in the top five and Josh Allen will be an MVP candidate, said he'd drop Dallas from the list, and made his own picks in the international games win/loss game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ecf298ec-5674-4848-84f0-040409c29bdd (scored 0) - Rich Eisen on Indianapolis Colts: Eisen delivered his "way, way, way too early" top-10 NFL power rankings ahead of the schedule release, with the Rams first and Chargers second, and also predicted the Rams and Chargers could meet in Super Bowl 61 at SoFi. He also tabbed Ravens rookie guard Oliva Venga as an offensive rookie of the year contender and picked winners of all nine international series games. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/04528a2d-b0b7-4367-b629-a1cdde3716f3 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=danny-parkins