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Shannon Sharpe#42 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 19, 2025

Sharpe names Christian Gonzalez, Patrick Surtain II and Derek Stingley Jr. as the top three cornerbacks in the league, doubts Justin Fields will ever become the quarterback people expected, and predicts Matthew Stafford wins MVP. They also expect Jamar Chase to be suspended a game and Jalen Ramsey only fined, and foresees Kyler Murray parting with Arizona.

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1 of 2calls landed1 hit · 1 miss · all settled
62.5Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls
25A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
2 of 2Settlednone still waiting
#42Shannon Sharpe’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Shannon Sharpe said

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He's gonna win the m v P.
Shannon Sharpe, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below
Where it was said
Nightcap (podcast)
The episode
BEST OF NFL Week 11 Part 2: Ja'Marr Chase SPIT on Jalen Ramsey?!, Sam Darnold MELTDOWN throwing 4 PICKS against the Rams
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  1. SaidNov 18, 2025
  2. GradedAug 7, 2026
  1. 1Matthew Stafford to win MVP“Yeah, he's gonna win the m v P.”
  2. 2Top Player Lists“I think Gonzale, I think PS two, and I think uh Stingley Jr. I think those are the top three corners in my book”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
Matthew Stafford to win MVP1Award PicksMatthew Stafford won1000+139
“I think Gonzale, I think PS two, and I think uh Stingley Jr. I…”2Top Player Lists—2550−34.75
2 calls · 1 hit · 1 miss · all settled62.525

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

2 checkable claims — 1 award pick and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 2 have settled, averaging 62.5 out of 100, against 25 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.

  1. 1Award PicksMatthew StaffordLos Angeles Rams

    Matthew Stafford to win MVP

    What happenedMatthew Stafford won
    100Hit · naive 0
    100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1.39difficulty+139skill
    How this was scored
    award:
    mvp
    naive:
    the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
    skill:
    139
    player:
    Matthew Stafford
    season:
    2025
    who won:
    Matthew Stafford
    correct:
    yes
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    difficulty:
    1.39
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    7
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  2. 2Top Player Lists

    “I think Gonzale, I think PS two, and I think uh Stingley Jr. I think those are the top three corners in my book”

    VerdictMiss
    25Miss · naive 50
    25this call50a naive guess−25worse than naive1.39difficulty−34.75skill
    How this was scored
    naive:
    a coin-flip ordering scores 50
    skill:
    −34.75
    placed:
    3
    season:
    2025
    players:
    3
    accuracy:
    25
    baseline:
    50
    by position:
    CB 3: 25
    difficulty:
    1.39
    weeks in the season:
    18
    could not place:
    0
    weeks left when called:
    7
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  3. All

    The take as a whole

    the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once

    62.5naive 25

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