Bill Huber· Aug 15, 2026
Huber predicts the Packers will open the regular season with Jordan Love and Tyrod Taylor as the two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster, with Kyle McCord landing on the practice squad and potentially becoming the backup in 2026.
“the Packers probably will roll into the regular season with Jordan Love and Tyrod Taylor as the quarterbacks on the 53-man roster – that was a given, anyway – and first-year player McCord on the practice squad.”
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5 checkable claims — 3 roster spot calls and 2 depth chart 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.
3 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 66.7 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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5 checkable claims in this take
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- Roster Spot CallsTyrod TaylorGreen Bay PackersAug 15, 2026
Tyrod Taylor to make the roster
“the Packers probably will roll into the regular season with Jordan Love and Tyrod Taylor as the quarterbacks on the 53-man roster”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- GB
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- 35d2233e-47cf-4317-8767-1c9b1a19e913
- 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
- Roster Spot CallsKyle McCordGreen Bay PackersAug 15, 2026
Kyle McCord to make the roster
“and first-year player McCord on the practice squad.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- GB
- skill:
- -200
- player:
- 7b50ba4a-1b93-4205-bcb6-1cf06af4a966
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he lands on the practice squad
- accuracy:
- 0
- 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
- Roster Spot CallsJordan LoveGreen Bay PackersAug 15, 2026
Jordan Love to make the roster
“the Packers probably will roll into the regular season with Jordan Love and Tyrod Taylor as the quarterbacks on the 53-man roster”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- GB
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- 1b2d7916-9167-4aef-afea-f5fa2e4bc96f
- 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
- Depth Chart CallsTyrod TaylorGreen Bay PackersAug 15, 2026
Tyrod Taylor to be 2nd on the depth chart
“the Packers probably will roll into the regular season with Jordan Love and Tyrod Taylor as the quarterbacks on the 53-man roster”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsJordan LoveGreen Bay PackersAug 15, 2026
Jordan Love to be 1st on the depth chart
“the Packers probably will roll into the regular season with Jordan Love and Tyrod Taylor as the quarterbacks on the 53-man roster”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- AJ HawkGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersMiss · 0AJ Hawk picked the Ravens over the Colts, Carolina to beat Chicago outright, the Bills at Houston, the Bengals over Tampa Bay, the Titans over the Jets, the Raiders over Miami, the Packers at Minnesota and the Cowboys over the Giants.
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- Pat McAfeeGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersMiss · 0In the show's weekly picks segment Pat took the Steelers at home over Atlanta, the Jaguars over Cleveland, the Raiders over Miami, the Packers at Minnesota and the Cowboys over the Giants.
- Jared DubinGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersMiss · 0Dubin picked the Texans to beat the Bills 20-17 and the Packers to win on the road at Minnesota.
- Brandon SneideScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 17Snyder picked Matthew Golden as the Packers' offensive player of the year and Edron (Edgerrin) Cooper as defensive player of the year, predicting Cooper makes All-Pro, and forecast a 27-24 Green Bay win in Minnesota.
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- Sayre BedingerRoster Spot Calls · Adam PrenticeMiss · 0Benninger 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.
- Bob MorrisRoster Spot Calls · Adam PrenticeHit · 100Morris 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.
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