# Carter Bahns: The unsigned newsletter names five big-name veterans it expects to be cut ahead of Sunday's 53-man roster deadline, saying not to be surprised if they are free agents by the end of the weekend. **Claimed:** Aug 28, 2026 **Pundit:** Carter Bahns — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/carter-bahns **Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/cbs-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-week-0-picks-nfl-roster-cutdown-mlb-candidates/ 5 checkable claims — 5 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 4 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess at the same calls. > A large handful of big-name veterans are on the chopping block, so don't be surprised if these guys end up as free agents by the end of the weekend *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Darren Waller to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Darren Waller, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Sterling Shepard to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Sterling Shepard, Houston Texans - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Odell Beckham Jr. to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Mecole Hardman to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Mecole Hardman, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Emmanuel Ogbah to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Emmanuel Ogbah, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Darren Waller — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/darren-waller - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/panthers - Sterling Shepard — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/sterling-shepard - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/texans - Odell Beckham Jr. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/odell-beckham-jr - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/giants - Mecole Hardman — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mecole-hardman - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bills - Emmanuel Ogbah — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/emmanuel-ogbah - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chiefs ## What others said about the same people - Pete Prisco on Kansas City Chiefs: Prisco is the lone expert cited picking Kansas City, 20-17 over Denver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bea2711b-1066-488c-9180-75b8af7b8ab8 (scored 57.14) - Mike Florio on Kansas City Chiefs: Florio gives score predictions for every Week 1 game of the 2026 NFL season, including an opening-night upset by the Patriots in Seattle and narrow home wins for the Giants and Chiefs. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4b20f46e-ebc0-462f-9e7a-2ab82f91a2ea (scored 57.14) - John Pluym on Kansas City Chiefs: Pluym's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e7e5c159-21f2-4766-92de-857294ef51cf (scored 100) - Matt Verderame on Kansas City Chiefs: Verderame's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e4f51f97-310d-4665-a47e-fdab93ff1fd1 (scored 100) - Mike Kadlick on Kansas City Chiefs: Kadlick's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/934613ff-97e3-4894-a383-faa755bdfc35 (scored 100) - Pete Prisco on Kansas City Chiefs: An unsigned CBS Sports Week 1 picks column predicts final scores for all 16 games, including a Seahawks rout of the Patriots in the Super Bowl rematch and a late Chiefs win over Denver in Patrick Mahomes' return. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d6f9bde0-aad0-4013-967c-c197b2e9be19 (scored 57.14) ## More roster spot calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - John Shipley on Jack Kiser: Shipley projects a full 16-player (plus one international/exemption spot) Jaguars practice squad for 2026, naming specific players at each position he expects to land there. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c0a52b7c-63b2-4e18-b7da-9342dbbc111f (scored 0) - Cody Rourke on Mitchell Fraboni: Rourke names the Ravens as the bounce-back team most likely to be dangerous in the AFC again, and says Houston's defense alone should carry the Texans into the postseason. He also expects long snapper Mitchell Fraboni to be one of Denver's practice-squad elevations for the Chiefs game, and slots Pat Bryant as Denver's third receiver behind Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ecf0b4d8-7096-41e4-b8bd-f37d5cdcd8d5 (scored 0) - Sayre Bedinger on Adam Prentice: Benninger expects Houston's elite defense to make them either a division winner or a wild card team, thinks Marvin Mims was trending toward being Denver's fourth receiver rather than just the return man, and figures Adam Prentice will be the Broncos' other practice-squad call-up. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ac244b64-ba35-48be-bad9-b54ef4f4fcfc (scored 0) - Bob Morris on Adam Prentice: Morris predicts Jarrett Stidham holds the backup QB job behind Bo Nix, Adam Prentice makes the 53-man roster as the fullback/fourth back, and Lucas Krull gets cut. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fbd4f215-eaf5-4bff-9431-d661656ff28a (scored 100) - Erick Trickel on Adam Prentice: After the Broncos' preseason opener, Trickel argued fullback Adam Prentice has shown enough value to earn a spot on the 53-man roster ahead of the team's fourth running back options (Jaleel McLaughlin, Tyler Badie, Cody Schrader). — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3b8bcd8c-c4ab-4a02-9bb6-39d20cae9d37 (scored 100) - Nick Shook on Aaron Donald: Shook unveiled his first NFL power rankings of the year, putting the Rams first, the Broncos second and the defending champion Seahawks only third, with the Dolphins last. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ea18c6ec-7662-4e66-91ed-4d0ef9d7d97d (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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