Cynthia Frelund#45 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 7, 2025
Freeland also picks the Lions as NFC North favorites, says they have the best offensive line in the division, likes Drake London for a big season and is avoiding Kyle Pitts in fantasy drafts.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think they have the best O line in the NFC North for sure.
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- GMFB Monday Hour 2: NFC North, NFL Top 100 begins, Dan Meers, and Jared Allen
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- SaidJul 7, 2025
- GradedAug 7–17, 2026
- 1Detroit Lions to win the division“I'm with you, I think the Lions again... they're well positioned to kind of remain at least as the favorites”
- 2Ladd McConkey to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points“He's actually like in my top ten for wide receivers for fantasy”
- 3Position Group Rankings“I think they have the best O line in the NFC North for sure.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ladd McConkey to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points2 | Positional Finishes | Finished #32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| “I think they have the best O line in the NFC North for sure.”3 | Position Group Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 2 misses · 1 waiting | 0 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 1 division winner, 1 position group ranking and 1 positional finish — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
1Division WinnersDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- DET
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- won the division:
- no
2Positional FinishesLadd McConkeyLos Angeles Chargers
Ladd McConkey to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points
What happenedFinished #32called #10 · by fantasy points0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Ladd McConkey
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 11
- actual finish:
- 32
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 10
“I think they have the best O line in the NFC North for sure.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
0naive 0
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