Doug JoubertAug 30, 2026
Joubert expects Daniel Carlson to win the Saints' place kicker job, as reflected in the site's final 53-man roster projection.
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What Doug Joubert said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromDaniel Carlson , who we expect to take the place kicker's slot as seen in our final 53-man roster projection
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- 1Daniel Carlson to make the roster“who we expect to take the place kicker's slot as seen in our final 53-man roster projection”
- 2Daniel Carlson to be 1st on the depth chart“Daniel Carlson , who we expect to take the place kicker's slot as seen in our final 53-man roster projection , hit his 38-yard field goal”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Carlson to make the roster1 | Roster Spot Calls | 3 weeks on a 53 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Daniel Carlson to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 100 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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.
1Roster Spot CallsDaniel CarlsonNew Orleans Saints
Daniel Carlson to make the roster
What happened3 weeks on a 53100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- NO
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Daniel Carlson
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he makes the 53
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
2Depth Chart CallsDaniel CarlsonNew Orleans Saints
Daniel Carlson to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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