Simon HunterAug 5, 2026
Simon (Diamond Hunter) says Houston is easily the class of the AFC South, projects the Texans at 11 wins, thinks Jacksonville regresses but still gets to about 10 wins under Liam Cohen, sees the Colts as roughly a five-win team with Daniel Jones keeping the starting job, and expects a Titans bump to seven or eight wins.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI have them at eleven wins, so nine and a half no problem betting that over.
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- 1Jacksonville Jaguars to finish with 10 wins“even if they regress a little bit, I still think Liam you get that team to ten wins”
- 2Tennessee Titans to finish with 7–8 wins“but if you want to take their win total I don't hate that. I can see them getting seven or eight wins”
- 3Houston Texans to finish with 11 wins“I have them at eleven wins so nine and a half no problem betting that over”
- 4Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart“as you don't want to see Anthony Richardson going there and potentially steal your job... I think most of us agree you're safe”
- 5Houston Texans to win the division“It's Texans division easily to win... divisionally their plus one twenty no issue betting that either”
- 6Indianapolis Colts to finish with 5 wins“but this feels like a five win team if you have a quarterback coming back to early off injury”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars to finish with 10 wins1 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Tennessee Titans to finish with 7–8 wins2 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Houston Texans to finish with 11 wins3 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Houston Texans to win the division5 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Indianapolis Colts to finish with 5 wins6 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 calls · 6 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
6 checkable claims — 4 season win totals, 1 depth chart call and 1 division winner — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 4 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 3.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Houston Texans · 2026 season · wins19 calls from 12 pundits between 1 wins and 13 wins. Simon Hunter said 11 wins. the room's median is 10 wins. not settled yet
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Their call against the room
winsTheir call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Season Win TotalsJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars to finish with 10 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Season Win TotalsTennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans to finish with 7–8 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Season Win TotalsHouston Texans
Houston Texans to finish with 11 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsDaniel JonesIndianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Division WinnersHouston Texans
Houston Texans to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Season Win TotalsIndianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts to finish with 5 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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