Scott BogmanAug 2, 2025
Bogman delivered five escalating hot takes: Cam Skattebo leads the Giants in touches as a rookie, Trey McBride leads all tight ends in touchdowns, Ricky Pearsall leads the 49ers in receiving yards, Matthew Golden finishes as a low-end fantasy WR2 (around WR24), and Anthony Richardson finishes as the QB6 in fantasy.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromMy first hot take is that Cam Scataboo leads the New York Giants in touches this season.
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- FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Hot Takes | BOLD Expert Predictions For The 2025 NFL Season (Ep. 1636)
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- SaidAug 2, 2025
- GradedAug 7, 2026
- 1Ricky Pearsall to be 1st on the depth chart“Ricky Piersaw leads the forty nine ers in receiving yards.”
- 2Anthony Richardson to finish top 6 at his position, by fantasy points“Anthony Richardson finishes QB six. We don't even know if he's gonna start right now.”
- 3Matthew Golden to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points“Matthew Golden... finishes as a low end wide receiver two in fantasy... That's a wide receiver low end wide receiver twenty four here.”
- 4Cam Skattebo to be 1st on the depth chart“My first hot take is that Cam Scataboo leads the New York Giants in touches this season... I think he's already the better lead back.”
- 5Trey McBride to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving tds“Trey McBride leads tight ends in touchdowns this season. In twenty twenty five”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Pearsall to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 3 | 83.33 | 100 | −33.33 | |
| Anthony Richardson to finish top 6 at his position, by fantasy points2 | Positional Finishes | Finished #70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matthew Golden to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points3 | Positional Finishes | Finished #91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cam Skattebo to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 3 | 83.33 | 91.67 | −16.67 | |
| Trey McBride to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving tds5 | Positional Finishes | Finished #2 | 91.67 | 0 | +183.33 | |
| 5 calls · 3 hits · 2 misses · all settled | 51.7 | 38.3 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive5 checkable claims — 3 positional finishes and 2 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 5 have settled, averaging 51.7 out of 100, against 38.3 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.
Their call against what happened
Their call against what actually happened.
1Depth Chart CallsRicky PearsallSan Francisco 49ers
Ricky Pearsall to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 3called No. 1 · by receptions83.33Hit · naive 10083.33this call−100a naive guess=−16.67worse than naive×2difficulty=−33.33skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- SF
- skill:
- −33.33
- player:
- Ricky Pearsall
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 83.33
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- WR
- naive slot:
- 3
- actual slot:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- receptions
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Positional FinishesAnthony RichardsonIndianapolis Colts
Anthony Richardson to finish top 6 at his position, by fantasy points
What happenedFinished #70called #6 · by fantasy points0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Anthony Richardson
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 25
- actual finish:
- 70
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 6
3Positional FinishesMatthew GoldenGreen Bay Packers
Matthew Golden to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points
What happenedFinished #91called #24 · by fantasy points0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Matthew Golden
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- no prior season — the startable tier at WR
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 36
- actual finish:
- 91
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 24
4Depth Chart CallsCam SkatteboNew York Giants
Cam Skattebo to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 3called No. 1 · by rushing yards83.33Hit · naive 91.6783.33this call−91.67a naive guess=−8.34worse than naive×2difficulty=−16.67skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- NYG
- skill:
- −16.67
- player:
- Cam Skattebo
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 83.33
- baseline:
- 91.67
- position:
- RB
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- rushing yards
- the naive guess:
- no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
5Positional FinishesTrey McBride
Trey McBride to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving tds
What happenedFinished #2called #1 · by receiving tds91.67Hit · naive 091.67this call−0a naive guess=91.67better than naive×2difficulty=+183.33skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 183.33
- player:
- Trey McBride
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 91.67
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- TE
- ranked by:
- receiving tds
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 33
- actual finish:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 1
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 5 settled calls, each counted once
51.7naive 38.3
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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