Joe Marino

Writes at Locked On Bills (podcast)

Every take from Joe Marino, including the ones still waiting →

57.28%

Accuracy

How often they were right.

25.33

MissedTakes Score

Versus a naive guess. 0 means no better.

2

Graded calls

across 2 articles. 200 more not yet settled.

Fewer than 10 graded articles. Treat this as provisional.

95.65% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.

Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.

Graded calls · 2

Marino's mock drafts had the Bills taking Utah offensive lineman Spencer Fano at pick 26 and adding kicker Trey Smack and punter Jack Stonehouse on day three; he also says second-year cornerback Maxwell Hairston will be a starter for Buffalo in 2026.Mar 26, 2026
- Spencer Fano to be picked at number 26
  “We got to pick 26, and I thought the logical thing to do was actually to pick an offensive lineman... It was actually Spencer Fano... And so I went with Spencer Fano”
  Close · 48Scored 47.88a naive guess scored 50
  How this was scored
  draft:
  2026
  naive:
  a shuffled mock scores 50
  player:
  Spencer Fano
  season:
  2026
  zero at:
  32
  accuracy:
  47.88
  baseline:
  50
  actual pick:
  9
  difficulty:
  1
  weeks in the season:
  18
  pick accuracy:
  47.88
  predicted pick:
  26
  weeks left when called:
  0
  mock ordering score:
  only one pick — no order to score
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Marino argued Kyle Pitts deserves more respect after a good season and expects his touchdown total to keep rising, landing on six touchdowns next season (following the pattern of his yearly totals).Feb 23, 2026
- Kyle Pitts to record 6 receiving tds
  “Speaker 0: Pitts touchdowns by year. One, two, three, four, Speaker 2: five, six next year. ... I think it's more touchdowns, though.”
  Close · 67Scored 66.67a naive guess scored 41.33+25.33 skill
  How this was scored
  naive:
  3.53
  skill:
  25.33
  what happened:
  5
  player:
  Kyle Pitts
  season:
  2025
  accuracy:
  66.67
  baseline:
  41.33
  predicted:
  6
  statistic:
  receiving_tds
  difficulty:
  1
  last season:

4

weeks in the season:

18

weeks left when called:

0

position average:

3.07

zero at percent out:

50

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