Blaine GrisakOct 13, 2026
Grisak expects David Quessenberry to step in as the Rams' starting left tackle while Alaric Jackson serves a two-game suspension, with Keagen Trost a possible activation off injured reserve for added depth, and Jackson returning to the lineup in Week 8 against the Chargers.
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What Blaine Grisak said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe most likely scenario is that the Rams would play David Quessenberry at left tackle for the next two weeks.
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- Alaric Jackson's Suspension Puts Rams in Difficult Position on Offensive Line
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- 1Availability Calls“If Jackson is set to miss the next two games, that would put him back in the lineup for Week 8 against the Los Angeles Chargers.”
- 2David Quessenberry to be 1st on the depth chart“The most likely scenario is that the Rams would play David Quessenberry at left tackle for the next two weeks... As the Rams look ahead to their game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, the most likely immediate solution will be Quessenberry at that spot.”
- 3Keagen Trost — “activated off injured reserve”“However, it also wouldn’t be surprising if the Rams were to activate Keagen Trost off of injured reserve.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “If Jackson is set to miss the next two games, that would put…”1 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| David Quessenberry to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Keagen Trost — “activated off injured reserve”3 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 availability call, 1 depth chart call and 1 roster spot call — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
1Availability CallsAlaric JacksonLos Angeles Rams
“If Jackson is set to miss the next two games, that would put him back in the lineup for Week 8 against the Los Angeles Chargers.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsDavid QuessenberryLos Angeles Rams
David Quessenberry to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Roster Spot CallsKeagen TrostLos Angeles Rams
Keagen Trost — “activated off injured reserve”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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