Mike Florio#15 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 8, 2026
Florio argues the Eagles have effectively given up on the 2026 season after trading Cam Jurgens, and expects them to make additional trades of offensive pieces before the deadline while retaining cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean on new contracts.
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What Mike Florio said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromStill, by moving Jurgens one day after Johnson retired, it feels like the Eagles are throwing in the towel on 2026.
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- Eagles' decision to trade Cam Jurgens raises questions about their 2026 plans
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- 1Cooper DeJean: “they position themselves to keep players like cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, both of whom are eligible for new contracts after the current season”“they position themselves to keep players like cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, both of whom are eligible for new contracts after the current season.”
- 2Quinyon Mitchell: “they position themselves to keep players like cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, both of whom are eligible for new contracts after the current season”“they position themselves to keep players like cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, both of whom are eligible for new contracts after the current season.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper DeJean: “they position themselves to keep players like cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, both of whom are eligible for new contracts after the current season”1 | Contract Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Quinyon Mitchell: “they position themselves to keep players like cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, both of whom are eligible for new contracts after the current season”2 | Contract Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 2 contract 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.
1Contract CallsCooper DeJeanPhiladelphia Eagles
Cooper DeJean: “they position themselves to keep players like cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, both of whom are eligible for new contracts after the current season”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Contract CallsQuinyon MitchellPhiladelphia Eagles
Quinyon Mitchell: “they position themselves to keep players like cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, both of whom are eligible for new contracts after the current season”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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