Alain Poupart#33 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 20, 2026
Poupart expects kicker Zane Gonzalez to eventually be signed from the practice squad to the Dolphins' active roster, and suggests Storm Duck could return on the practice squad. They also doubt any of the three IR-eligible players will play against the Jets in Week 7, and names veterans they expect to be key for Miami in 2027.
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What Alain Poupart said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe moves left the Dolphins with 52 players on the active roster, though one would suspect that Gonzalez eventually will be signed there
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- The Important Lessons From the Storm Duck Release and the Dolphins' Latest Roster Moves
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- 1De'Von Achane — “key player for the Dolphins in 2027”“veterans like Aaron Brewer, Jordyn Brooks and De'Von Achane and maybe Zach Sieler figure to be key players for the Dolphins in 2027”
- 2Jordyn Brooks — “key player for the Dolphins in 2027”“veterans like Aaron Brewer, Jordyn Brooks and De'Von Achane and maybe Zach Sieler figure to be key players for the Dolphins in 2027”
- 3Aaron Brewer — “key player for the Dolphins in 2027”“veterans like Aaron Brewer, Jordyn Brooks and De'Von Achane and maybe Zach Sieler figure to be key players for the Dolphins in 2027”
- 4Storm Duck to make the roster“the Dolphins clearly didn't see enough from him during those three weeks of practice to keep him on the 53, though perhaps he'll resurface on the practice squad at some point”
- 5Zane Gonzalez — “eventually will be signed to the active roster”“one would suspect that Gonzalez eventually will be signed there because it's not like they'll want to be rotating kickers every three games”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Von Achane — “key player for the Dolphins in 2027”1 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jordyn Brooks — “key player for the Dolphins in 2027”2 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Aaron Brewer — “key player for the Dolphins in 2027”3 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Storm Duck to make the roster4 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Zane Gonzalez — “eventually will be signed to the active roster”5 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 5 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 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.
1Roster Spot CallsDe'Von AchaneMiami Dolphins
De'Von Achane — “key player for the Dolphins in 2027”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Roster Spot CallsJordyn BrooksMiami Dolphins
Jordyn Brooks — “key player for the Dolphins in 2027”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Roster Spot CallsAaron BrewerMiami Dolphins
Aaron Brewer — “key player for the Dolphins in 2027”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Roster Spot CallsStorm DuckMiami Dolphins
Storm Duck to make the roster
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Roster Spot CallsZane GonzalezMiami Dolphins
Zane Gonzalez — “eventually will be signed to the active roster”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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