# Randy Gurzi: Gurzi argues the Bills should cut ties with safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson after his spitting ejection, saying the team needs to release him to show discipline and accountability matter. **Claimed:** Oct 19, 2026 **Pundit:** Randy Gurzi — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/randy-gurzi **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/onsi/c-j-gardner-johnson-refuses-to-own-up-to-spitting-incident-bills-should-move-on One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened. The call scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Bills need to cut ties with C.J. Gardner-Johnson *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **C.J. Gardner-Johnson to move — “releasing Gardner-Johnson”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: C.J. Gardner-Johnson - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - C.J. Gardner-Johnson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/c-j-gardner-johnson ## What others said about the same people - Joe Marino on C.J. Gardner-Johnson: Joe Marino gives his final projection of the Buffalo Bills' initial 53-man roster after the preseason finale, naming who makes it, who gets cut, and who lands on injured reserve/PUP, along with several starting-job calls (Kyle Allen as QB2, TJ Sanders starting over Landon Jackson, Maxwell Hairston starting opposite Christian Benford, and Tommy Doman winning the punting job). — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/65f0752f-5147-4476-be34-4909b3c44bc8 (scored 100) - Joe Marino on C.J. Gardner-Johnson: Marino gives his pre-training-camp 53-man roster projection for the Buffalo Bills, naming who makes the roster at each position group, who gets cut or lands on the practice squad, and a few depth-chart calls (Josh Allen as starter, Tommy Doman winning the punting job). — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6619123c-e94e-4ca3-b5df-4bb9beaf7cfd (scored 100) - Joe Marino on C.J. Gardner-Johnson: Marino gives his first 2026 Buffalo Bills 53-man roster projection, naming which players make the roster at each position, who gets cut, and who wins the starting jobs along the offensive line and at punter. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c31330e8-0a8f-462a-af99-3e74b1b0acad (scored 100) - Mike Moraitis on C.J. Gardner-Johnson: Moraitis says Gardner-Johnson's appeal of his one-game suspension will fail, meaning he sits out Buffalo's Week 8 game against Baltimore, and that he will keep his roster spot with the Bills despite the spitting incident. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9fbc05e2-04db-40e0-83b3-66159306335e (not settled) - Joe Marino on C.J. Gardner-Johnson: Marino named Dion Walker his breakout defender and Ed Oliver his comeback player, said Christian Benford is the Bills' No. 1 cornerback and possibly their best defensive player, and pointed to six first-year starters on the Buffalo defense including Bradley Chubb, CJ Gardner Johnson, Max Harrison and Dee Alford. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/728e041b-5c33-4845-85a2-b526fe01a73f (not settled) - Albert Breer on C.J. Gardner-Johnson: From Bills camp, Breer describes Khalil Shakir settling in as the team's No. 2 receiver, Deone Walker and TJ Sanders trending toward starting alongside Ed Oliver on the new 3-4 front, Cole Bishop entrenched at safety with C.J. Gardner-Johnson currently the other starter, and Bradley Chubb likely to be named a team captain. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/91d5e4e2-a871-48af-bfbd-e8442de588ec (not settled) ## More trade and signing calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Parker Hurley on Jessie Bates: Hurley argues a Jessie Bates trade to San Francisco is unrealistic because Atlanta remains in the weak NFC South race and likely won't sell, and he expects 49ers safety Ji'Ayir Brown to depart in free agency after this season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7e8279a5-fad4-4c61-9646-0809bdcdaf40 (scored 0) - Doug Joubert on Kendre Miller: Joubert doubts Taysom Hill will return to the Saints for financial reasons and believes Hill has retired from the NFL. He also expects CJ Donaldson to get more carries while the Saints move on from Kendre Miller. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e8976cfe-44a7-4cd2-9f23-ff513d4b4833 (scored 100) - Sean Payton on Taylor Rapp: Payton said there is a better than good chance safety Taylor Rapp re-signs with the Broncos, and expects it to happen sooner rather than later. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ff73bd09-d830-4cab-8cfc-4ff4e616f616 (scored 100) - Joe Marino on Taylor Rapp: Marino argues the Bills should and almost certainly will release safety Taylor Rapp to save cap space, saying he'd be stunned if Buffalo kept him. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6293af64-318f-43ba-b5be-7b2d42fabe29 (scored 100) - Albert Breer on Jacoby Brissett: Breer argues the Jaguars should be taken very seriously, seeing a path to 13 wins and the AFC's No. 1 seed with a first-round bye, and he expects the Jacoby Brissett trade to Baltimore to be completed within a day. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c51d9762-3ca3-4143-9372-bf508348053f (scored 100) - Nathan Jahnke on Jacoby Brissett: In a Week 9 recap, Jahnke expects Mark Andrews to remain Baltimore's lead tight end but says rookie Matt Hibner is more likely than Josh Cuevas to eventually overtake him, and he anticipates the Ravens acquiring Jacoby Brissett to start at quarterback. He also suggests Brian Thomas Jr. may have played his final game for Jacksonville ahead of the trade deadline. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/15c4c161-616c-4ed8-be6d-ad326cc50853 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=randy-gurzi