Adam SchefterOct 26, 2026
Schefter predicted roughly 10 more trades before the NFL trade deadline, said the Colts won't get a first-round pick for Jonathan Taylor and likely won't trade them, expected the Raiders to eventually start Fernando Mendoza and to hold onto Maxx Crosby, and said the Chiefs will pursue a wide receiver while remaining the AFC favorite.
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What Adam Schefter said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI would think that this team still is a favorite in the AFC, but I do think that they'll be calling around on wide receivers.
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- PMS 2.0 1653 - OVERREACTION MONDAY, NFL Week 7 Recap, MNF Preview/Picks, Matthew Stafford, Adam Schefter, Dan Orlovsky, Darius Butler, & AJ Hawk
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- 1Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chart“Change is coming. We just don't know whether it's this week, next week, week after... Certainly sounds like it's coming at some point in the future”
- 2Jonathan Taylor to stay with Indianapolis Colts“The question will be whether the Colts are willing to make a move. But my guess is no.”
- 3Power Rankings“And I would think that this team still is a favorite in the AFC”
- 4Maxx Crosby to move — “trade talks have lost steam — makes sense to hold on to him”“And so maybe it just makes sense to hold on to... The trade talks surrounding Max Crosby to me have lost a little bit of steam.”
- 5Availability Calls“It sounds like Saquon Barkley has a real chance to play, tracking to play, which should be good news for the Philadelphia Eagles.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jonathan Taylor to stay with Indianapolis Colts2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “And I would think that this team still is a favorite in the AFC”3 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Maxx Crosby to move — “trade talks have lost steam — makes sense to hold on to him”4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “It sounds like Saquon Barkley has a real chance to play,…”5 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 2 trade and signing calls, 1 availability call, 1 depth chart call and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 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.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Fernando Mendoza · 2026 season49 calls from 36 pundits between 1 and 3. Adam Schefter said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsFernando MendozaLas Vegas Raiders
Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsJonathan TaylorIndianapolis Colts
Jonathan Taylor to stay with Indianapolis Colts
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“And I would think that this team still is a favorite in the AFC”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsMaxx Crosby
Maxx Crosby to move — “trade talks have lost steam — makes sense to hold on to him”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Availability CallsSaquon BarkleyPhiladelphia Eagles
“It sounds like Saquon Barkley has a real chance to play, tracking to play, which should be good news for the Philadelphia Eagles.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Garrett Podell · Game Outcome Picks · Philadelphia Eagles · Miss 0
Podell predicts the Eagles, behind new starting quarterback Joe Milton III, snap their six-game losing streak by upsetting the first-place Giants in Week 9.Chris Long · Game Outcome Picks · Indianapolis Colts · Miss 0
Previewing the Week 9 slate, Chris Long expects the Saints to beat Cleveland, the Colts to beat Dallas, New England to edge Green Bay, and Baltimore to beat the Chargers on Monday night. They also call the Packers a top-10 defense once Micah Parsons returns, names their top six quarterbacks of the season, and expects Brandon Ayuk to be released, with Will Lee and Trevion Henderson sidelined this week.Jesse Holley · Game Outcome Picks · Indianapolis Colts · Miss 0
Jesse predicted the Cowboys finish 10-7 but still win the NFC East with 10 wins, picking Dallas over the Giants, Commanders, Texans, Buccaneers, Colts (loss), and losing to Baltimore, Green Bay, Philadelphia twice, Arizona, Seattle and the Rams.Danny Parkins · Game Outcome Picks · Indianapolis Colts · Miss 0
Parkins predicted the Cowboys will finish 11-6, starting 5-1 with wins over the Giants, Commanders and an upset of the Ravens, splitting with Philadelphia, and beating Green Bay and Jacksonville, while losing to the Texans, 49ers, Eagles, Colts, Seahawks and Rams.
More trade and signing calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Nate Gosney · Trade and Signing Calls · Daiyan Henley · Miss 0
After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season.Logan Lazarczyk · Trade and Signing Calls · Kirk Cousins · Hit 100
Ahead of the trade deadline, they float three Raiders moves: shipping Kirk Cousins to Minnesota if the Vikings offer a second-round pick, selling Maxx Crosby to Dallas for a first-rounder plus, and acquiring Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for a second- or third-round pick.Patricia Traina · Trade and Signing Calls · J.J. McCarthy · Hit 100
Traina expects defensive tackle to be a top need for the Giants in next year's draft, and suggests the Giants could trade J.J. McCarthy next offseason — or keep both them and Jaxson Dart if the return isn't good enough. They also expect Dart to make a full recovery.Michael David Smith · Trade and Signing Calls · Keenan Allen · Hit 100
Smith suggests the Colts are likely to grant Josh Downs' trade request given their contract situation and their recent sell-off, and that they could also try to trade Keenan Allen.Noah Compton · Trade and Signing Calls · Josh Downs · Hit 100
Compton expects the rebuilding Colts to keep dealing veterans before the November 10 deadline, naming Jonathan Taylor, Josh Downs and Grover Stewart as the likeliest remaining trade candidates, and believes Indianapolis should and likely will move on from quarterback Daniel Jones, while Shane Steichen keeps starting Jones in the meantime.