Damonza Byrd#3 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 29, 2026
Damon predicted Shedeur Sanders will end up as Cleveland's starting quarterback before the season ends, that Kirk Cousins will start Week 1 for the Raiders, that the Raiders' slow start could lead to a Maxx Crosby trade before the deadline, and that Atlanta will be a seven-win team wasting Bijan Robinson's prime.
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What Damonza Byrd said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromBut you will be QB1 before this year is over.
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- What's Wright? with Nick Wright (podcast)
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- What's Wright - Best Of - Most OVERRATED NFL teams, Watson named Browns starter, RANKING best NFL games of 2026
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- 1Maxx Crosby to move to Las Vegas Raiders“the Raiders... have really slow start written all over them to the point where they could be trading Max Crosby before the deadline”
- 2Atlanta Falcons to finish with 7 wins“Bijan is about to see the prime years of his career wasted on a seven-win football team.”
- 3Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart“And it's going to happen for you, Shador... but you will be QB1 before this year is over.”
- 4Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart“"I think Kirk Cousins is going to be their week one starter." "Okay. Yeah, I do too."”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxx Crosby to move to Las Vegas Raiders1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Atlanta Falcons to finish with 7 wins2 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls, 1 season win total and 1 trade and signing call — 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.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 2.
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
Shedeur Sanders · 2026 season40 calls from 30 pundits between 1 and 2. Damonza Byrd 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.
1Trade and Signing CallsMaxx CrosbyLas Vegas Raiders
Maxx Crosby to move to Las Vegas Raiders
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Season Win TotalsAtlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons to finish with 7 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsShedeur SandersCleveland Browns
Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsKirk CousinsLas Vegas Raiders
Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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.Tom Pelissero · Trade and Signing Calls · Kirk Cousins · Hit 100
Pelissero laid out the Giants' quarterback situation with Jameis Winston starting, said Jayden Daniels likely won't be back when Washington plays the Giants and that Caleb Williams is unlikely to play Monday night, and floated Joey Porter Jr. landing in Dallas and Kirk Cousins being traded in-season.Alex Curry · Trade and Signing Calls · Kirk Cousins · Hit 100
Curry expects Fernando Mendoza to be taken No. 1 overall by the Raiders and to be thrown into the starting lineup immediately, and they say Kirk Cousins will be released by Atlanta within weeks.Alex Curry · Trade and Signing Calls · Kirk Cousins · Hit 100
Curry expects Fernando Mendoza to be the No. 1 overall pick and land with the Raiders, and they say Kirk Cousins will be released by Atlanta.
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