FAQ
These are the practical answers. More detailed explanations live in Methodology, Editorial Standards, Terms, and Privacy.
RosterVerdict is an independent NFL roster-intelligence product. It helps fans understand who arrived, who departed, who stayed, how position rooms changed, and whether a team appears stronger or weaker than it was at the end of the previous season.
It means looking beyond the number of transactions. We compare a defined end-of-season roster with the current roster, consider the expected importance of the players involved, and explain the change at player, position-room, unit, and team level.
The baseline is a consistent reference point representing the team after the previous season. It gives us something stable to compare with the current roster. Read more in the Roster Delta methodology.
Player Roster Value is a 1–100 estimate of how useful a player is to his current team as a roster asset right now. It considers broad factors such as expected role, availability, experience, continuity, career stage, draft investment, and contract context where reliable information exists.
No. It is not a scouting grade, film grade, fantasy ranking, Madden rating, or prediction of exact production. A player can be talented but have limited current roster value because of role, availability, cost, or team context. The reverse can also be true.
Those numbers describe only part of football and often treat positions unfairly. RosterVerdict is trying to understand roster usefulness and expected responsibility, including players whose value is not captured well by traditional box-score statistics.
Expected Games is a forward-looking estimate of how many regular-season games a player can reasonably be expected to appear in. It considers availability history, expected role, and position context. It is not a medical diagnosis or guarantee.
Experience describes meaningful NFL participation. Continuity describes relevant recent experience with the player’s current team. A veteran newcomer may have high experience but little continuity, while a returning player may score strongly in both.
We use the evidence that is reasonably available, such as expected role, roster context, position, and original draft investment. Limited history also means greater uncertainty, which should remain visible rather than being hidden behind false precision.
Confidence tells you how complete and settled the supporting evidence is. It is separate from the score. A player can have a high score with limited confidence, or a modest score supported by extensive evidence.
We primarily research, verify, and enter information manually from publicly available sources. We do not build the database by scraping or copying websites. Public facts become inputs into our own analysis. Read the full Data Sources policy.
NFL roster information changes constantly. We update current rosters, transactions, roles, values, and team conclusions as material information is verified and processed. Updates are not guaranteed to be immediate or real time.
Yes, when they are relevant, but they must remain clearly labeled as reports or rumors rather than completed transactions. We distinguish confirmed facts, credible reports, rumors, and our own inferences. See our Editorial Standards.
Some contract, injury, role, or roster information may be unavailable, conflicting, restricted, or not yet verified. Missing does not automatically mean zero or negative. We prefer an honest gap to a fabricated answer.
No. RosterVerdict is general football information and analysis. It is not professional advice, official team information, a medical opinion, or a guarantee of future performance. Please read the Terms & Legal notice.
No. RosterVerdict is independently operated by Maksym and Olha Kononenko. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the NFL, the Houston Texans, or any other NFL club.
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