Ian RapoportOct 29, 2026
Rapoport argued the Colts' first-round pick, now owned by the Jets, is likely to land in the top five, and said Packers receiver Matthew Golden would probably play Thursday night.
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What Ian Rapoport said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromthe pick that the Jets have of the Colts right now is probably gonna be a top five
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- PMS 2.0 1656 - TNF Preview/Picks, Ian Rapoport, Kirk Herbstreit, Trevor Megill and William Contreras, Erik Johnson, Coach Chuck Pagano, & AJ Hawk
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- 1Availability Calls“I know Matthew Golden, you know, was questionable and maybe didn't practice earlier in the week, but Probably play Right. Golden probably plays. (Week 8 Thursday night, Packers vs Panthers)”
- 2Indianapolis Colts to pick “a top five” (picks 1–5)“that's not as good value as, let's say, you know, the the pick that the Jets have of the Colts right now is probably gonna be a top five”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “I know Matthew Golden, you know, was questionable and maybe…”1 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Indianapolis Colts to pick “a top five” (picks 1–5)2 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 availability call and 1 team draft slot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 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.
1Availability CallsMatthew GoldenGreen Bay Packers
“I know Matthew Golden, you know, was questionable and maybe didn't practice earlier in the week, but Probably play Right. Golden probably plays. (Week 8 Thursday night, Packers vs Panthers)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Team Draft Slot CallsIndianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts to pick “a top five” (picks 1–5)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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