Tyler Sullivan#27 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 26, 2026
Sullivan argues the Bengals are the clear destination for Jonathan Taylor and should trade for the Colts running back before the Nov. 10 deadline, comparing it to San Francisco's 2022 Christian McCaffrey deal. They also expect the 49ers to look like the team to beat after their bye and says Lamar Jackson returns next week in Buffalo.
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What Tyler Sullivan said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe Cincinnati Bengals should be pushing their chips into the middle of the table to try and land Taylor.
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- Cover 32: There is a very clear Jonathan Taylor trade destination, plus game balls, biggest gaffes from Week 7
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- 1Power Rankings“After the week off, I expect them to once again look like arguably the team to beat in the NFL.”
- 2Jonathan Taylor to move to Cincinnati Bengals“The Cincinnati Bengals should be pushing their chips into the middle of the table to try and land Taylor. The back is the missing piece that could help take Joe Burrow back to the Super Bowl”
- 3Availability Calls“Lamar Jackson will make his return next week in Buffalo”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “After the week off, I expect them to once again look like…”1 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Jonathan Taylor to move to Cincinnati Bengals2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “Lamar Jackson will make his return next week in Buffalo”3 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 availability call, 1 power ranking and 1 trade and signing call — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
“After the week off, I expect them to once again look like arguably the team to beat in the NFL.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsJonathan TaylorCincinnati Bengals
Jonathan Taylor to move to Cincinnati Bengals
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Availability CallsLamar JacksonBaltimore Ravens
“Lamar Jackson will make his return next week in Buffalo”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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