Alain Poupart#33 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 14, 2026

Poupart says the Dolphins' first win of the season is most likely to come against the Jets after the bye or at the Colts in Week 10. They also name Zach Sieler, Austin Jackson, Josh Uche and Greg Dulcich as possible trade-deadline candidates, while expecting Miami to want Dulcich back.

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So I'd say the Jets or Colts stand out right now as the most likely targets for that first win.

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SaidOct 14
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GradedOct 25

1Miami Dolphins to beat Jets“the game after the bye against the Jets certainly is one that's very winnable ... So I'd say the Jets or Colts stand out right now as the most likely targets for that first win.”
2Zach Sieler to move — “could be moved by the trade deadline”“any discussion of which players the Dolphins could move has to start with Sieler given his standing, age and contract”
3Joshua Uche to move — “could be traded by the deadline”“Then we probably should throw in guys like Austin Jackson, Josh Uche”
4Miami Dolphins to beat Colts“with a trip to Indianapolis in Week 10. So I'd say the Jets or Colts stand out right now as the most likely targets for that first win.”
5Austin Jackson to move — “could be traded by the deadline”“Then we probably should throw in guys like Austin Jackson, Josh Uche”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Miami Dolphins to beat Jets¹	Game Outcome Picks	Dolphins 28–25	100	0	+172
Zach Sieler to move — “could be moved by the trade deadline”²	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Joshua Uche to move — “could be traded by the deadline”³	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Miami Dolphins to beat Colts⁴	Game Outcome Picks	—	—	—	—
Austin Jackson to move — “could be traded by the deadline”⁵	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
5 calls · 1 hit · 4 waiting			100	0

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

5 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls and 2 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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.

1Game Outcome Picks Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins to beat Jets
What happenedDolphins 28–25Dolphins at Jets
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1.72difficulty+172skill
How this was scored
won:
MIA
score:
28-25
skill:
172
they picked:
MIA
season:
2026
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
NYJ
difficulty:
1.72
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
13
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2Trade and Signing Calls Zach Sieler
Zach Sieler to move — “could be moved by the trade deadline”
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Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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3Trade and Signing Calls Joshua Uche
Joshua Uche to move — “could be traded by the deadline”
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4Game Outcome Picks Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins to beat Colts
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5Trade and Signing Calls Austin Jackson
Austin Jackson to move — “could be traded by the deadline”
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