# Greg Auman: Auman argues Bryce Young's play will earn him a contract in the $50 million-a-year range, surpassing draft classmate C.J. Stroud, and that Detroit's defense is the league's worst. **Claimed:** Oct 5, 2026 **Pundit:** Greg Auman — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/greg-auman **Outlet:** Fox Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fox-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/carolina-real-3-takeaways-from-panthers-high-scoring-win-over-lions 2 checkable claims — 1 contract call and 1 position group finish — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > games like Sunday will put Young in the $50 million-a-year club *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Detroit Lions defense to be the worst in the league** - Kind: Position Group Finish · About: Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Bryce Young to sign for $50M+ a year** - Kind: Contract Calls · About: Bryce Young - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Bryce Young — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bryce-young ## What others said about the same people - Mike Kadlick on Detroit Lions: Kadlick predicts a Sunday night shootout in Charlotte, with Detroit beating Carolina 41–38 after four fourth-quarter lead changes to move to 3–1 while the Panthers fall to 1–3. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/66dba55e-f278-46d0-8fd6-5cf3f07598dc (scored 42.86) - Brandon Knapp on Detroit Lions: Predicts a lopsided Lions win over Carolina, 42-20. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/71beeed9-9bab-4a44-8456-33f4db941b73 (scored 11.9) - Zac Snyder on Detroit Lions: Takes Detroit 31-26 over the Panthers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dc7c0c31-fcdf-409f-9ad9-9bb8650c4bdb (scored 47.62) - Ty Schalter on Detroit Lions: Predicts a dominant Lions win, 34-13. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e5f95213-8844-48fd-8331-02900d2e89b3 (scored 14.29) - Morgan Cannon on Detroit Lions: Picks the Lions to beat the Panthers on Sunday Night Football, 37-27. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fe4309d2-d801-4511-94a7-3417af18b32b (scored 40.48) - Alex Reno on Detroit Lions: Picks Detroit to win 35-24 in Carolina. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52fc3ffe-33a6-4e6b-b414-0c81a790cb1f (scored 38.1) ## More contract calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Josh Alper on Darius Slayton: Alper expects the released Darius Slayton to sign with a new team for a minimum salary, since his guaranteed money from the Giants widens his pool of suitors. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3b74da10-a656-4877-ac7e-75867c72f565 (scored 100) - Noah Strackbein on Darius Slayton: Strackbein says Pittsburgh views Roman Wilson as its No. 3 receiver behind DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman Jr., but argues the Steelers should add released Giants veteran Darius Slayton as insurance, expecting Slayton to sign cheaply on a veteran-minimum deal, and refers to 2026 as Aaron Rodgers' final season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c6348972-c1bf-48f1-ba03-d5c2ef44561a (scored 100) - Chris Brockman on Baker Mayfield: Brockman's season-preview overreactions: Fernando Mendoza becomes an Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist; Dak Prescott wins MVP and the Cowboys win the Super Bowl; Jesse Minter's Ravens win the AFC North; C.J. Stroud leads Houston to the AFC's No. 1 seed; Jonathan Taylor approaches 2,000 rushing yards; Baker Mayfield wins the NFC South, goes 12-5 and reaches the NFC title game while landing a $60 million-per-year deal; and Aaron Rodgers throws 35-plus touchdowns as the Steelers go 11-6 and win the North. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d508736e-a824-4fa0-854c-df4ebdd9ef02 (scored 100) - Jon Gruden on Baker Mayfield: The former Buccaneers head coach predicted that Tampa Bay and Baker Mayfield are closer on a new contract than believed and that an extension will get done. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/10bb8ff2-886c-488e-b693-fb4ea9dd5880 (scored 100) - Doug "D-Mac" McKain on Puka Nacua: McKinney believes the Rams will ultimately hand Puka Nacua a large contract extension, and that it will get done around training camp. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/368a2775-ed42-49a4-a6f4-f7ed03fa042e (scored 0) - Rich Eisen on James Cook: Eisen pushed back on the idea that Micah Parsons would demand a trade, saying Parsons stays in Dallas and gets his deal done late as usual, and he also argued the Bills will end up paying James Cook rather than letting him leave. He added that if Myles Garrett is traded, Cleveland will certainly draft Abdul Carter to replace him. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0408618c-30c6-4f24-bdb4-a9a722ea42e7 (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=greg-auman