Gilberto Manzano#55 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 4, 2026

In a trade-deadline fact-or-fiction column, Manzano argues the Cowboys should wave the white flag and shop George Pickens, the Jets should keep Garrett Wilson rather than deal them, the Vikings should move on from Kyler Murray at quarterback, and the Texans should sell by trading edge rusher Danielle Hunter rather than holding onto them.

Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original

Waiting4 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

0 of 4Settled4 still waiting

#55Gilberto Manzano’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Gilberto Manzano said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

It’s time to waive the white flag on 2026 and shop around Pickens, who’s playing on the one-year franchise tag.

Gilberto Manzano, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was published: Sports Illustrated
The piece: Assessing Which Star Players Could Be on the Move at the Trade Deadline
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1George Pickens to move — “Cowboys should trade him / shop him around”“They’ll be better off trading away a few players, including Pickens. ... It’s time to waive the white flag on 2026 and shop around Pickens ... Manzano’s view: Fact”
2Danielle Hunter to move — “Texans should trade him rather than hold onto him”“The Texans need to hold onto edge rusher Danielle Hunter ... The Texans can gain a draft pick and create some cap space by trading Hunter ... Manzano’s view: Fiction”
3Kyler Murray to move — “Vikings should ditch him”“It’s time the Vikings ditch Kyler Murray ... Manzano’s view: Fact”
4Garrett Wilson to stay with New York Jets“the Jets should keep their best offensive player ... He needs to stick around ... Manzano’s view: Fiction”

Box score

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Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
George Pickens to move — “Cowboys should trade him / shop him around”¹	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Danielle Hunter to move — “Texans should trade him rather than hold onto him”²	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Kyler Murray to move — “Vikings should ditch him”³	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Garrett Wilson to stay with New York Jets⁴	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
4 calls · 4 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

4 checkable claims — 4 trade and signing calls — 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.

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.

1Trade and Signing Calls George Pickens
George Pickens to move — “Cowboys should trade him / shop him around”
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2Trade and Signing Calls Danielle Hunter
Danielle Hunter to move — “Texans should trade him rather than hold onto him”
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3Trade and Signing Calls Kyler Murray
Kyler Murray to move — “Vikings should ditch him”
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4Trade and Signing Calls Garrett Wilson New York Jets
Garrett Wilson to stay with New York Jets
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