Steve Weisch· Feb 15, 2025
Wyche argued Cincinnati cannot afford to keep both receivers and expects New England to sign Tee Higgins away with an unmatchable offer, and he suggested Kirk Cousins could be moved out of Atlanta.
“especially when I could see team like New England throwing money at T Higgins at just unmatchable”
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2 checkable claims — 2 trade and signing calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Tee Higgins to move to New England Patriots
“it's going to be very difficult ... for Cincinnati to keep both those wide receivers, especially when I could see team like New England throwing money at T Higgins at just unmatchable”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -100
- player:
- Tee Higgins
- season:
- 2024
- claimed:
- NE
- was with:
- CIN
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 1
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- CIN
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Trade and Signing CallsKirk CousinsFeb 15, 2025
Kirk Cousins to move
“He could be on the move too from Atlanta since he's been relegated to the bench.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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