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Chad Jensen#81 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 25, 2026

Jensen lists six Broncos veterans who could be surprise cuts before the 53-man deadline. Despite the disclaimer, they commit to Troy Franklin making the roster, and expects Tycen Anderson and Drew Sanders not to survive cuts.

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0 of 2calls landed2 misses · 1 waiting
0Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls
100A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
2 of 3Settled1 still waiting
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Anderson was just signed in the offseason, but I'll be surprised if he survives the final roster cuts.
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6 Broncos Who Could Be Surprise Casualties on Cutdown Day
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  1. SaidAug 25
  2. GradedSep 25
  1. 1Troy Franklin to be cut“Again, I believe Franklin is making this roster... Don't count on Franklin being waived, but for the reasons listed above, it's something to watch out for.”
  2. 2Tycen Anderson to be cut“Anderson was just signed in the offseason, but I'll be surprised if he survives the final roster cuts.”
  3. 3Drew Sanders to be cut“It doesn't help that Denver is very deep at outside linebacker. The writing is on the wall for Sanders, despite being a former third-round draft pick.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
Troy Franklin to be cut1Roster Spot Calls3 weeks on a 530100−200
Tycen Anderson to be cut2Roster Spot Calls3 weeks on a 530100−200
Drew Sanders to be cut3Roster Spot Calls————
3 calls · 2 misses · 1 waiting0100

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

3 checkable claims — 3 roster spot calls — 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.

2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 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.

  1. 1Roster Spot CallsTroy FranklinDenver Broncos

    Troy Franklin to be cut

    What happened3 weeks on a 53
    0Miss · naive 100
    0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive2difficulty−200skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    DEN
    skill:
    −200
    player:
    Troy Franklin
    season:
    2026
    claimed:
    he does not make the 53
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    difficulty:
    2
    the naive guess:
    he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks on the53:
    3
    weeks left when called:
    18
    first week on the53:
    1
    weeks on the practice squad:
    0
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  2. 2Roster Spot CallsTycen AndersonDenver Broncos

    Tycen Anderson to be cut

    What happened3 weeks on a 53
    0Miss · naive 100
    0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive2difficulty−200skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    DEN
    skill:
    −200
    player:
    Tycen Anderson
    season:
    2026
    claimed:
    he does not make the 53
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    difficulty:
    2
    the naive guess:
    he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks on the53:
    3
    weeks left when called:
    18
    first week on the53:
    1
    weeks on the practice squad:
    0
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  3. 3Roster Spot CallsDrew SandersDenver Broncos

    Drew Sanders to be cut

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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    the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once

    0naive 100

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