Ian RapoportSep 28, 2026
On the JJ McCarthy trade they expect Jameis Winston to keep starting for the Giants while McCarthy learns, with McCarthy ready to go around midseason weeks six through eight; they also expect Tyson Bagent to start for the Bears next week with Caleb Williams out.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromSo Jameis will start. McCarthy will learn.
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- PMS 2.0 1633 - OVERREACTION MONDAY, NFL Week 3 Recap, MNF Preview/Picks, Ian Rapoport, Dan Orlovsky, Oregon Head Coach Dan Lanning, Darius Butler, & AJ Hawk
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- 1Jameis Winston to be 1st on the depth chart“So Jameis will start. McCarthy will learn.”
- 2Bijan Robinson to be 1st on the depth chart“And then for Caleb, you know, he's out three to four weeks, with a grade two hamstring strain. So probably gonna miss time after this, and that would likely be Bajan next week.”
- 3Availability Calls“But my guess is probably somewhere midseason week six, seven, eight, you know, he'll at least be ready to go.”
- 4J.J. McCarthy to be 2nd on the depth chart“So Jameis will start. McCarthy will learn. And then if McCarthy ends up playing and is good, then you just figure else whatever happens at the end of the year.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Bijan Robinson to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “But my guess is probably somewhere midseason week six, seven,…”3 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| J.J. McCarthy to be 2nd on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 3 depth chart calls and 1 availability call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 1.
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
Jameis Winston · 2026 season21 calls from 18 pundits between 1 and 2. Ian Rapoport said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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Their call against the room
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1Depth Chart CallsJameis WinstonNew York Giants
Jameis Winston to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsBijan RobinsonChicago Bears
Bijan Robinson to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Availability CallsJ.J. McCarthyNew York Giants
“But my guess is probably somewhere midseason week six, seven, eight, you know, he'll at least be ready to go.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsJ.J. McCarthyNew York Giants
J.J. McCarthy 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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