Ed KraczOct 17, 2026
Kracz writes that McKee will start at quarterback for the Eagles against Carolina in Week 6, and expects Philadelphia to keep both head coach Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts even if they miss the playoffs.
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What Ed Kracz said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThis is Tanner McKee's team now.
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Tanner McKee's Time Is Now for Eagles After Jalen Hurts Lands On IR
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- 1Cole Payton to be 2nd on the depth chart“said rookie quarterback Cole Payton, who will be McKee's backup this week”
- 2Tanner McKee to be 1st on the depth chart“This is Tanner McKee's team now. ... He will play in his seventh NFL game and make his third career start”
- 3Availability Calls“said DeVonta Smith, who will return to the lineup after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury (Week 6 vs. Carolina)”
- 4Jalen Hurts to stay with Philadelphia Eagles“Will they part ways with Hurts? Again, I don't think so.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Payton to be 2nd on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Tanner McKee to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “said DeVonta Smith, who will return to the lineup after missing…”3 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jalen Hurts to stay with Philadelphia Eagles4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls, 1 availability call and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 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
Tanner McKee · 2026 season17 calls from 14 pundits between 1 and 2. Ed Kracz said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsCole PaytonPhiladelphia Eagles
Cole Payton to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsTanner McKeePhiladelphia Eagles
Tanner McKee to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Availability CallsDeVonta SmithPhiladelphia Eagles
“said DeVonta Smith, who will return to the lineup after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury (Week 6 vs. Carolina)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsJalen HurtsPhiladelphia Eagles
Jalen Hurts to stay with Philadelphia Eagles
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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Sherman went through the full Week 7 slate with scores, picking the 49ers, Seahawks, Packers, Bears, Rams, Vikings, Steelers, Panthers, Texans, Jets, Browns, Broncos and Eagles, and gave a top-five power ranking led by San Francisco.
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