John Breech#34 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 14, 2026
In a preseason Week 1 winners-and-losers piece, CBS Sports says Bengals receiver Dohnte Meyers is now likely to make the roster, suggests fantasy drafters consider 49ers rookie De'Zhaun Stribling, expects Kirk Cousins rather than rookie Fernando Mendoza to start Week 1 for the Raiders, and suggests Anthony Richardson has moved ahead of Riley Leonard for the Colts' backup quarterback job.
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What John Breech said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromit's looking more and more likely that he's going to make the roster.
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- The piece
- NFL preseason Week 1 winners and losers: Steelers rookie QB shines, Cam Ward struggles for Titans
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- 1Dohnte Meyers to make the roster“The 26-year-old Meyers, who spent some time in the CFL, has never played a down in an NFL regular-season game, but that could soon change because it's looking more and more likely that he's going to make the roster.”
- 2Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart“Raiders coach Klint Kubiak said the starting QB job was still Kirk Cousins' to lose, so don't look for the rookie to be starting in Week 1.”
- 3Riley Leonard to be 3rd on the depth chart“With Daniel Jones coming off a torn Achilles, the backup QB job is an important one in Indianapolis this year, and if Thursday night was any indication, Leonard might have just fallen behind Anthony Richardson.”
- 4Anthony Richardson to be 2nd on the depth chart“if Thursday night was any indication, Leonard might have just fallen behind Anthony Richardson”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dohnte Meyers to make the roster1 | Roster Spot Calls | 3 weeks on a 53 | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Riley Leonard to be 3rd on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Anthony Richardson to be 2nd on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 2 hits · 2 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 3 depth chart calls and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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
Anthony Richardson · 2026 season4 calls from 4 pundits between 1 and 3. John Breech said 2. the room's median is 2. 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.
1Roster Spot CallsDohnte MeyersCincinnati Bengals
Dohnte Meyers to make the roster
What happened3 weeks on a 53100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- CIN
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Dohnte Meyers
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he makes the 53
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- 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
2Depth Chart CallsKirk CousinsLas Vegas Raiders
Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- LV
- week:
- 1
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Kirk Cousins
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he starts
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- QB
- reported:
- named the starter
- naive slot:
- 2
- settled by:
- a confirmed report from the crawl (reported outcomes)
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he keeps the job he had last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
3Depth Chart CallsRiley LeonardIndianapolis Colts
Riley Leonard to be 3rd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsAnthony RichardsonIndianapolis Colts
Anthony Richardson to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 0
The game in this take
every pundit’s pick on eachWho this take is about
Others on the same people
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