Lane MillsAug 20, 2026
Argues Levis is the biggest cut candidate on the Titans roster with Cam Ward starting and Mitch Trubisky settled as QB2, describing it as now or never for Levis.
Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original
What Lane Mills said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromNow, with Ward calling the shots and Trubisky having comfortably settled into the QB2 spot, Levis is perhaps the biggest name to watch as a cut candidate in this final week or so.
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Will Levis Receives Bleak Outlook as Titans Cut Candidate With Deadline Drawing Near
- The original
- Read the original
- Read it wrong?
- Tell us and we will look
- 1Cam Ward to be 1st on the depth chart“Now, with Ward calling the shots and Trubisky having comfortably settled into the QB2 spot”
- 2Mitchell Trubisky to be 2nd on the depth chart“Trubisky having comfortably settled into the QB2 spot”
- 3Will Levis to be cut“Levis is perhaps the biggest name to watch as a cut candidate in this final week or so. He'll be playing for his NFL career on Sunday.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Mitchell Trubisky to be 2nd on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Will Levis to be cut3 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls 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 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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
Cam Ward · 2026 season7 calls from 6 pundits between 1 and 2. Lane Mills said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsCam WardTennessee Titans
Cam Ward to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsMitchell TrubiskyTennessee Titans
Mitchell Trubisky to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Roster Spot CallsWill LevisTennessee Titans
Will Levis to be cut
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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