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Gerry Dulac· Aug 21, 2026

Dulac said the Steelers have already decided to keep both young quarterbacks, Will Howard and Drew Allar, on the 53-man roster, and that he cannot imagine them not also keeping Mason Rudolph.

“But I will tell you, they have already decided they are keeping their two young quarterbacks, Will Howard and Drew Allar.”

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3 checkable claims — 3 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 3 have settled, averaging 100 out of 100, against 66.7 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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  • Roster Spot CallsDrew AllarPittsburgh SteelersAug 21, 2026

    Drew Allar to make the roster

    “they have already decided they are keeping their two young quarterbacks, Will Howard and Drew Allar.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    PIT
    skill:
    200
    player:
    28661499-3584-40c1-a5fa-6412e400b9bb
    season:
    2026
    claimed:
    he makes the 53
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    difficulty:
    2
    the naive guess:
    he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks on the53:
    1
    weeks left when called:
    18
    first week on the53:
    1
    weeks on the practice squad:
    0

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  • Roster Spot CallsMason RudolphPittsburgh SteelersAug 21, 2026

    Mason Rudolph to make the roster

    “"I can't imagine them not keeping Mason Rudolph," Dulac said.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    PIT
    skill:
    0
    player:
    95086f7a-4c26-43ed-9390-e057d8f9bf29
    season:
    2026
    claimed:
    he makes the 53
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    difficulty:
    2
    the naive guess:
    he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks on the53:
    1
    weeks left when called:
    18
    first week on the53:
    1
    weeks on the practice squad:
    0

    Think this is wrong?

  • Roster Spot CallsWill HowardPittsburgh SteelersAug 21, 2026

    Will Howard to make the roster

    “they have already decided they are keeping their two young quarterbacks, Will Howard and Drew Allar.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    PIT
    skill:
    0
    player:
    e51bb3b0-a7ad-4063-99a4-63fd77888a7f
    season:
    2026
    claimed:
    he makes the 53
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    difficulty:
    2
    the naive guess:
    he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks on the53:
    1
    weeks left when called:
    18
    first week on the53:
    1
    weeks on the practice squad:
    0

    Think this is wrong?

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