Posts — page 6
What we're seeing in the data: daily summaries of graded predictions, essays on the punditry industry, and deep dives into what the numbers say.
- Blog postSeptember 3, 2026
Indianapolis Colts 2026 Outlook: The Team That Has Cost Believers The Most
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Colts: Daniel Jones, the QB2 fight, Tyler Warren, Jonathan Taylor, the rookie class and a division nobody has picked right.
- Blog postSeptember 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys 2026 Outlook: The Field Is Bullish Again, and It Has Been Wrong Here Before
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Cowboys: Prescott MVP picks, Javonte Williams, Caleb Downs, and a win-total field spanning 6 to 14 wins.
- Blog postSeptember 3, 2026
Cleveland Browns 2026 Outlook: Everyone Has a Quarterback Take, Nobody Has a Safety Take
Graded punditry on the 2026 Browns: 184 QB takes, a rebuilt line, two rookie receivers, and a win-total field clustered around 5.5.
- Blog postSeptember 3, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals 2026 Outlook: The Field Has Been Wrong About This Team Before
Pundit takes on the 2026 Bengals, unit by unit — and how the same crowd's Cincinnati division, playoff and win-total picks have graded out.
- Daily summarySeptember 3, 2026
Nothing Graded All Week, 435 New Takes Filed, and September's Skill Trough | MissedTakes Daily
Zero takes graded in seven days while 435 new ones arrived. What last September's vintage tells us about the claims being filed right now.
- Blog postSeptember 3, 2026
Chicago Bears 2026 Outlook: The Field Is All-In on Caleb Williams and Almost Silent Everywhere Else
Graded Bears punditry for 2026: MVP calls for Caleb Williams, a Loveland TE1 pile-up, and whole units nobody has said anything checkable about.
- Blog postSeptember 3, 2026
Carolina Panthers 2026 Outlook: A Defending Division Champion Nobody Can Agree On
Graded takes on Carolina's 2026 roster: pundits pile onto the receivers and backfield, ignore the interior line, and split on the win total.
- Blog postSeptember 3, 2026
Buffalo Bills 2026 Outlook: Everyone Picks the Floor, Nobody Hits the Ceiling
Our graded look at 2026 Bills punditry: Josh Allen, DJ Moore, a 3-4 front, and a division pick the field keeps making — and keeps getting graded on.
- Blog postSeptember 3, 2026
Baltimore Ravens 2026 Outlook: The Team Punditry Keeps Getting Wrong
Every graded Ravens division-winner, conference and Super Bowl call in our database sits at 0% accuracy. Pundits are picking Baltimore again in 2026.
- Blog postSeptember 3, 2026
Atlanta Falcons 2026 Outlook: A Quarterback Argument Nobody Can Settle
Graded pundit takes on the Falcons' 2026 season: the Tua-Penix job battle, Drake London, Bijan Robinson, a thin defense, and an NFC South nobody trusts.
- Blog postSeptember 3, 2026
Arizona Cardinals 2026 Outlook: A Bridge Quarterback, a Rookie Back, and Almost No One Betting on Wins
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Cardinals: Brissett vs. Carson Beck, Jeremiyah Love, Trey McBride, and win-total calls as low as 2-15.
- Daily summarySeptember 2, 2026
Nothing Graded in Seven Days, 9,555 August Claims Waiting, and the Chiefs Consensus Still Hurts | MissedTakes Daily
Zero takes graded this week while August logged 9,555 claims. Plus the 2025 win-total wreckage and what the MVP ballot got right.
- Monthly reviewSeptember 1, 2026
August 2026: David Harrison Wins on Skill, Marcus Mosher on Accuracy — and the Whole Ledger Settled at Once | MissedTakes Monthly
Pundit of the Month for August 2026: David Harrison (45.22 MissedTakes Score) and Marcus Mosher (80.52 accuracy). What the month's grading actually showed.
- Blog postAugust 30, 2026
Chicago Bears Fantasy Preview 2026: 13 Sleeper Calls on Luther Burden, After the Field Went 0-for-2 on Him Last Year
Every graded and pending fantasy take on the 2026 Bears: Loveland's near-consensus, the Burden split, Swift's value calls, and how much of it to trust.
- Blog postAugust 30, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals Fantasy Preview 2026: 15 Buy Calls on Chase Brown, Zero Fades
Every graded and pending fantasy take on the 2026 Bengals: unanimous love for Chase Brown, a split on Tee Higgins, and how badly pundits missed Joe Burrow.
- Blog postAugust 30, 2026
Cleveland Browns Fantasy Preview 2026: Every Graded Sleeper Call on a Brown Has Scored Zero
Nine graded sleeper calls on Browns skill players, average accuracy 0. Two graded bust calls, both 100. What that means for your 2026 fantasy draft.
- Blog postAugust 30, 2026
Dallas Cowboys Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Is 4-for-4 on Pickens and 0-for-2 on CeeDee Lamb
Graded pundit record behind Dallas's 2026 fantasy calls: Dak, Javonte Williams, Jaydon Blue, Lamb vs. Pickens, Jake Ferguson — and how thin the evidence is.
- Blog postAugust 30, 2026
Denver Broncos Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Is Split 7-5 on RJ Harvey, and Its Last Denver Consensus Finished WR70
Every graded fantasy call on the Broncos: Harvey vs. Dobbins vs. Coleman, Waddle hype, Sutton fades — and how much the record says to trust them.
- Blog postAugust 30, 2026
Detroit Lions Fantasy Preview 2026: 37 Sleeper Calls on This Team, Exactly One Ever Graded
Every 2026 fantasy call on the Lions — Gibbs, Goff, St. Brown, Jameson Williams, LaPorta, TeSlaa — plus what the graded record says about trusting them.
- Blog postAugust 30, 2026
Green Bay Packers Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Is Stacked on Christian Watson, and Packers Sleeper Calls Have Graded 27.3
Every graded and pending fantasy call on the 2026 Packers: Watson, Kraft, Lloyd, the Jacobs fade — and how badly this club's sleeper calls have graded before.
- Blog postAugust 30, 2026
Houston Texans Fantasy Preview 2026: 13 Sleeper Calls on Montgomery, 13 on a Receiver Who's Out for the Year
Texans fantasy punditry for 2026, graded: Montgomery's consensus, the Higgins hole, the Nico Collins argument, and how little of it has a track record.
- Daily summaryAugust 30, 2026
Trade Calls Lose to the Baseline, Rich Eisen's Chiefs Ledger, and the Field's Win-Total Cracks | MissedTakes Daily
1,029 takes graded in a week: trade and signing calls came in below baseline, sleepers beat it, and the 2025 win-total consensus still looks rough.
- Blog postAugust 30, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars Fantasy Preview 2026: Tuten and Washington Draw 34 of 77 Fantasy Calls, and Brian Thomas Jr. Draws Six Fades
What punditry says about Jaguars fantasy players for 2026 — and how thin the graded record behind those calls actually is.
- Blog postAugust 30, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Fades Rashee Rice Again — And It Was 0-for-4 Last Time
Graded punditry on the 2026 Chiefs: 14 buy calls on Kenneth Walker, 14 fades on Rashee Rice, and what the record says about trusting either.
- Blog postAugust 30, 2026
Las Vegas Raiders Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Nailed Jeanty's Floor and Whiffed on His Ceiling
Graded Raiders fantasy punditry: Jeanty's RB15 rookie year, Bowers' TE1 problem, an ignored receiver room, and how much the 2026 calls are worth.