Michael HanichNov 6, 2026
Hanich expects rookie guard Beau Stephens to get a game-day roster spot as Seattle's first interior offensive line backup given injuries to Quenton Nelson and Anthony Bradford, and suggests cornerback Julian Neal could return from IR for the Week 9 game against Arizona.
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What Michael Hanich said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThere might be an opportunity for Stephens to be on the game-day roster as the first backup interior lineman off the bench.
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- The piece
- Seahawks Rookie Report: More Impact Coming for Week 9?
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- 1Availability Calls“Cornerback Julian Neal remains on IR due to a severe hamstring injury... This Sunday's game against the Cardinals would be the timeframe for when he could return. (Week 9 vs. Arizona)”
- 2Beau Stephens to be 2nd on the depth chart“There might be an opportunity for Stephens to be on the game-day roster as the first backup interior lineman off the bench.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Cornerback Julian Neal remains on IR due to a severe hamstring…”1 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Beau Stephens to be 2nd on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 availability call and 1 depth chart call — 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.
1Availability CallsJulian NealSeattle Seahawks
“Cornerback Julian Neal remains on IR due to a severe hamstring injury... This Sunday's game against the Cardinals would be the timeframe for when he could return. (Week 9 vs. Arizona)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsBeau StephensSeattle Seahawks
Beau Stephens to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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