Colby ShannonOct 10, 2026
Shannon expects the Patriots to dress only three cornerbacks against the Raiders in Week 5 and suggests safeties Mike Brown and Elliott Davison may line up at cornerback or in hybrid roles given the injuries to the secondary.
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What Colby Shannon said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromWith Vildor's signing, the Patriots will likely carry three cornerbacks into their Week 5 matchup against the Raiders.
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- Patriots Look to Preseason Star as Cornerback Room Suffers Significant Losses
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- 1Kindle Vildor — “will likely be one of three cornerbacks carried into the Week 5 matchup”“With Vildor's signing, the Patriots will likely carry three cornerbacks into their Week 5 matchup against the Raiders.”
- 2Brenden Schooler to be a starter“New England brought S Brenden Schooler back from the non-football injury list, but he'll primarily play special teams”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindle Vildor — “will likely be one of three cornerbacks carried into the Week 5 matchup”1 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Brenden Schooler to be a starter2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 roster spot 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.
1Roster Spot CallsKindle VildorNew England Patriots
Kindle Vildor — “will likely be one of three cornerbacks carried into the Week 5 matchup”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsBrenden SchoolerNew England Patriots
Brenden Schooler to be a starter
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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