# Dylan Von Arx: Reviewing Denver's preseason opener, Von Arx says Sam Ehlinger's poor second half means he won't overtake Jarrett Stidham, who should remain the Broncos' No. 2 quarterback behind the starter. **Claimed:** Aug 15, 2026 **Pundit:** Dylan Von Arx — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/dylan-von-arx **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/broncos/onsi/broncos-27-falcons-7-the-good-bad-ugly-preseason 2 checkable claims — 2 depth chart 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. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 1. > With second-team quarterback Jarrett Stidham playing solid , it's hard to see Ehlinger jumping him on the depth chart as of now. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jarrett Stidham to be 2nd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jarrett Stidham, Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet - **Sam Ehlinger to be 3rd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Sam Ehlinger, Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jarrett Stidham — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jarrett-stidham - Denver Broncos — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/broncos - Sam Ehlinger — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/sam-ehlinger ## What others said about the same people - Greg Jennings on Denver Broncos: Jennings put the Cardinals up as his upset alert over Seattle, backed the Texans over Cincinnati and the Bears over Minnesota with chips, put two chips on Denver beating Jacksonville, and wrote a headline of the Packers beating the Jets; he also called the Bengals a playoff team and the Chiefs winners over Indianapolis. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/420d3e29-6224-43a2-8d68-b15c864838cd (scored 100) - Lance Sanderson on Denver Broncos: Sanderson thinks Denver cleans up its play on both sides of the ball and wins a close one. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/321608f8-aa29-4e5d-bde1-b61f037eeb04 (scored 88.1) - Bob Morris on Denver Broncos: Morris expects cleaner tackling and offensive rhythm to give Denver a close win. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f55c74eb-160d-4e25-bffe-b80da0ffc07b (scored 90.48) - Zack Kelberman on Denver Broncos: Kelberman picks a narrow Broncos home win, with Bo Nix doing just enough in the clutch. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5536bef7-2446-4a4f-853d-78c659eb7ba6 (scored 85.71) - Keith Cummings on Denver Broncos: Cummings predicts Denver cleans things up and wins in overtime on a Wil Lutz field goal. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8258d3ea-47e0-42b5-b7d4-ba8b87c5d3e2 (scored 90.48) - Carl Dumler on Denver Broncos: Dumler sees the Broncos bouncing back behind the run game and the home crowd, winning on a late field goal. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5d678b42-fd27-46f9-9862-273c8ca6b771 (scored 90.48) ## More depth chart calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Matt Severance on Deshaun Watson: The CBS Sports preview backs Tampa Bay to beat Cleveland in the Bucs' Week 2 home opener, and states that Deshaun Watson — not Shedeur Sanders — will be Cleveland's starting quarterback in Week 2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/944568ce-7205-409f-8354-a392016fd8bf (scored 100) - Rafael Zamorano on Deshaun Watson: Zamorano reports Watson will start Week 2 at Tampa Bay and suggests there's little reason to expect improvement, raising the possibility Watson's five-year contract never yields more than single-digit wins. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d7d7e0a2-61e0-4525-970b-b01a2356f11b (scored 100) - Rich Hribar on Tua Tagovailoa: Hribar expects Tua Tagovailoa to be Atlanta's starting quarterback for Week 2 while Michael Penix stays out, with Penix's return closer to Week 4. He is unenthusiastic about the Falcons' offense either way and treats Bryce Young as a fringe fantasy starter. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/124ac755-a942-4382-8bad-177da7f8170d (scored 0) - Bradley Locker on Carson Wentz: PFF's unsigned adjusted power rankings after Week 1 of the 2026 season place the Bills first, the Rams second and the Dolphins last, with notes on quarterback situations in Seattle, Minnesota and Cleveland. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a3716f21-0488-4fc8-a414-c25c2d781a6e (scored 100) - Tyler Sullivan on Michael Penix Jr.: In a Week 1 recap with no named byline, CBS Sports suggested Michael Penix Jr. would take over as Atlanta's Week 2 starter if healthy, called Ashton Jeanty's sophomore breakout imminent, and warned readers not to overlook San Francisco as NFC West winners. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1000d8d0-5de1-405e-b8ce-255cde75a32d (scored 0) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Rashod Bateman: In his Week 2 waiver wire column, Fitzmaurice recommends a slate of pickups he expects to outperform their current rostership (Kaelon Black, Deebo Samuel, Tyler Shough, Geno Smith and others), lays out several depth-chart expectations (Black as the 49ers' No. 2 back, Shedeur Sanders eventually taking over in Cleveland, Penix returning for Atlanta), and flags Fool's Gold/drop candidates such as Mike Gesicki, Kendrick Bourne and Rashid Shaheed. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6218d3c2-61e7-4ace-9976-b51eeefdf22c (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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