Noah ComptonOct 20, 2026
Compton argues the Colts' lost season may end with them losing out, handing the Jets a top-five draft pick, and they expect Daniel Jones's time in Indianapolis to be over soon while the team should consider turning to Anthony Richardson.
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What Noah Compton said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe future is most important, and although it looks like the 2-4 Colts may lose every remaining game and gift the New York Jets a Top 5 draft selection...
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- Why Colts Should Consider a Change at QB: The Carousel's Last Ride
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- 1New York Jets to pick at number 5“the 2-4 Colts may lose every remaining game and gift the New York Jets a Top 5 draft selection”
- 2Season Win Totals“it looks like the 2-4 Colts may lose every remaining game and gift the New York Jets a Top 5 draft selection”
- 3Daniel Jones to move — “his days in Indianapolis are numbered”“unless they're planning on him to be their veteran bridge quarterback in 2027, chances are his days are in Indianapolis are just as numbered as Richardson's”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets to pick at number 51 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “it looks like the 2-4 Colts may lose every remaining game and…”2 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Daniel Jones to move — “his days in Indianapolis are numbered”3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 2 waiting · 1 too vague to check | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 claims — 1 season win total, 1 team draft slot call and 1 trade and signing call — the 2 we can check 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 the 2 calls we can check have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
The other one was too vague to check, so it is not graded.
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
New York Jets · 2026 season · overall pick14 calls from 8 pundits between 1 overall pick and 32 overall pick. Noah Compton said 5 overall pick. the room's median is 10 overall pick. 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
overall pickTheir call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Team Draft Slot CallsNew York Jets
New York Jets to pick at number 5
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Season Win TotalsIndianapolis Colts
“it looks like the 2-4 Colts may lose every remaining game and gift the New York Jets a Top 5 draft selection”
VerdictToo vague to checkToo vague to check: we could not tell what would count as right, so it stays on the record without a score.
3Trade and Signing CallsDaniel Jones
Daniel Jones to move — “his days in Indianapolis are numbered”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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More trade and signing calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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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.