John GreenSep 3, 2026
Green predicts Greg Dortch will be elevated from the practice squad to serve as Buffalo's primary punt returner to open the regular season, and that they will earn a spot on the 53-man roster by the end of September.
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What John Green said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromDortch presumably will dress for games to start the regular season off as Buffalo's main punt returner.
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Bills' Newest WR Greg Dortch Grateful Unique NFL Path Led Him Back Home
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- 1Greg Dortch — “makes the active 53-man roster by the end of September”“fans shouldn't be surprised if Dortch eventually makes his way onto the active 53-man roster by the time the end of September comes around”
- 2Greg Dortch to be 1st on the depth chart“although he's currently just on the practice squad with only three call-ups to his name, Dortch presumably will dress for games to start the regular season off as Buffalo's main punt returner.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Dortch — “makes the active 53-man roster by the end of September”1 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Greg Dortch to be 1st on the depth chart2 | 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 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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 CallsGreg DortchBuffalo Bills
Greg Dortch — “makes the active 53-man roster by the end of September”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsGreg DortchBuffalo Bills
Greg Dortch to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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