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Donnie Druin covers the Arizona Cardinals for Sports Illustrated, writing on roster battles, depth-chart shifts, and the personnel questions that shape a season in the desert.
Across 16 graded calls in 12 articles, Donnie Druin scores 96.43% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 56.31, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims.
That is a limited sample, under thirty graded articles, so treat it with caution. That ranks #7 of 87 ranked NFL pundits on the MissedTakes leaderboard.
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Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below opens to its own arithmetic.
All 109 calls · one square per call
15hits94% of graded
1Close6%
93waitingnot graded yet
How much better than a naive guess on the same claims. This is the ranking.
Donnie Druin covers the Arizona Cardinals for Sports Illustrated, writing on roster battles, depth-chart shifts, and the personnel questions that shape a season in the desert.
A longer profile is written once a record reaches 30 graded articles, and published only after a person reviews it.
16 graded calls in 12 articles, newest first — page 1 of 2. Every take from Donnie Druin, including the ones still waiting →
Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.
The same 87, by how often their calls landed, with no credit for difficulty.
Why the ranks differ: a naive guess scores very differently depending on which calls were made, from 15.25% on the hardest record here to 85.71% on the easiest. Accuracy alone flatters easy calls, so by accuracy Donnie Druin would be #1; the Score measures the lift over a naive guess on the same calls, and that puts this record at #7.
| # | Pundit | Score | Accuracy | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tom Pelissero | 60.08 | 82.13% | 38 |
| 6 | Dan Parr | 56.39 | 72.71% | 38 |
| 7 | Donnie Druin | 56.31 | 96.43% | 16 |
| 8 | Pat Fitzmaurice | 54.16 | 67.53% | 129 |
| 9 | Jeremy Pargo | 53.36 | 70.97% | 38 |
Jacoby Brissett to be 1st on the depth chart
“That means polarizing figures such as defensive coordinator Nick Rallis and starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett will be in their respective roles for another week. Arizona travels to play the Los Angeles Rams in Week 6.”
Marvin Harrison Jr. to move to Houston Texans
“Early indications suggest the Houston Texans are his next destination, though nothing is known for sure.”
Marvin Harrison Jr. to move to Houston Texans
“Harrison projects to land with the Texans, who are 0-4 entering Sunday and are looking for a massive change of pace on the offensive side of the ball.”
Detroit Lions 30 — Cardinals 24
“ultimately I think the Cardinals aren't able to pull off a late-game comeback. Give me: DET 30, AZ 24”
Closing line (Oct 11): Lions by 5.5, total 55.5 · this 30–24 calls a bigger Lions win (by 6) and fewer points (54).
Jedrick Wills to make the roster
“Since the Cardinals signed him directly off another team's practice squad, Wills is guaranteed to be on the 53-man roster for three weeks at minimum per NFL rules.”
Jacoby Brissett to be 1st on the depth chart
“For now, however, Brissett remains under center for Arizona entering their Week 5 clash against the Detroit Lions.”
Eku Leota to make the roster
“He didn't make the team in our final roster projections with Eku Leota usurping him.”
Bam Knight to make the roster
“One question the Cardinals find themselves heavily debating is how many running backs they'll ultimately keep on the final roster — and if that number is indeed four, Knight clearly has that final spot taken.”