Tom Pelissero#5 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 3, 2025
Pelissero expects Travis Hunter, not Shedeur Sanders, to be the first Colorado player drafted, and says Kevin O'Connell will almost certainly win Coach of the Year.
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What Tom Pelissero said
If I were guessing who comes off the board first, I'd say Shidoor is not the first Colorado player off the board as it stands today.
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- SaidJan 3, 2025
- GradedAug 13, 2026
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The call scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Kevin O'Connell to win Coach of the Year
What happenedKevin O'Connell won100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.06difficulty=+106skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- award:
- coach_of_the_year
- coach:
- Kevin O'Connell
- naive:
- the naive pick was Kevin Stefanski, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 106
- season:
- 2024
- who won:
- Kevin O'Connell
- correct:
- yes
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.06
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 1
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