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If Sam Darnold joins the Raiders with a large contract and franchise expectations in 2025, his performance will regress.

First call: Dec 27, 2024, 10:58 AM ET · Deadline: Jan 5, 2026, 12:00 AM ET · Historical archive

THE ORIGINAL TAKE
“he will go back to being sam darnold.”
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What we’re scoring

Preserve the named-team condition separately from the incorrect destination projection. Undefined regression does not override a demonstrably unmet premise.

The ruling

Darnold joined Seattle, so the specifically forecast Raiders setting never occurred.

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Timeline & revisions

  1. Dec 27, 2024, 10:58 AM ET · originalIf Sam Darnold joins the Raiders with a large contract and franchise expectations in 2025, his performance will regress.Source post ↗
Public review history (3)
  1. Sep 24, 2026, 5:29 PM ET · approve

    Preserve the named-team condition separately from the incorrect destination projection. Undefined regression does not override a demonstrably unmet premise.

  2. Sep 24, 2026, 5:29 PM ET · verdict

    Darnold joined Seattle, so the specifically forecast Raiders setting never occurred.

  3. Sep 24, 2026, 5:35 PM ET · review-note

    Preserve the named-team condition separately from the incorrect destination projection. Undefined regression does not override a demonstrably unmet premise. Jev advisory and original-source context manually reviewed; source-specific review decisions retained in the batch audit.

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