# Jason Hirschhorn: Hirschhorn picked Jordan Love as the Packers' team MVP, Tucker Kraft as team offensive player of the year, Micah Parsons as team defensive player of the year and Javon Hargrave as newcomer of the year; he also said Love will receive MVP votes, expects the Packers to win the NFC North, and predicted a 27-17 Green Bay win in Minnesota.

**Claimed:** Sep 10, 2026
**Pundit:** Jason Hirschhorn — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jason-hirschhorn-2
**Outlet:** Locked On Packers (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/locked-on-packers-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us
**Original:** https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/5b095f/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/fffb8e40-f0de-47f1-97e3-cf2e2fd0ffe9/episodes/13d6e93b-d803-479e-be80-26143af47e54/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=fffb8e40-f0de-47f1-97e3-cf2e2fd0ffe9&awEpisodeId=13d6e93b-d803-479e-be80-26143af47e54&feed=FkBDUQLt

9 checkable claims — 5 award picks, 1 depth chart call, 1 division winner, 1 score prediction and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 9 have settled so far, averaging 33.3 out of 100, against 58.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> Let's go Packers '27, Minnesota Vikings 17.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Green Bay Packers 27 — Minnesota Vikings 17**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: scored 33.33 out of 100, against 58.25 for a naive guess
- **Tucker Kraft to win Packers Offensive Player of the Year**
  - Kind: Award Picks · About: Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Mark Redman to be 2nd on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Mark Redman, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Jordan Love to win Receives MVP votes**
  - Kind: Award Picks · About: Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Javon Hargrave to win Packers Newcomer of the Year**
  - Kind: Award Picks · About: Javon Hargrave, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Green Bay Packers to win the division**
  - Kind: Division Winners · About: Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Jordan Love to win Packers team MVP**
  - Kind: Award Picks · About: Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Micah Parsons to win Packers Defensive Player of the Year**
  - Kind: Award Picks · About: Micah Parsons, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Josh Jacobs to move to Green Bay Packers**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers
- Tucker Kraft — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tucker-kraft
- Mark Redman — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mark-redman
- Jordan Love — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordan-love
- Javon Hargrave — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/javon-hargrave
- Micah Parsons — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/micah-parsons
- Josh Jacobs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-jacobs

## What others said about the same people

- Connor Rogers on Green Bay Packers: Rogers made his own Week 2 calls, taking the Packers, Eagles (by at least 10), Panthers (by at least a field goal), Cowboys (by at least six), Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also noted Baltimore was his Super Bowl pick and said it wouldn't shock him if Jacksonville hosted the AFC Championship Game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0c2a0048-cb74-4da9-8ef4-695cc6571cdf (scored 100)
- Chris Simms on Green Bay Packers: Simms went through every Week 2 game with predicted final scores, picking the Texans, Bears, Steelers (as an upset), Packers, Ravens, Eagles, Buccaneers, Panthers, Jaguars, Seahawks, Cowboys, 49ers, Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also reiterated that Denver was his preseason Super Bowl pick while predicting the Broncos would fall to 0-2. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/32db5f5e-13da-47e3-b280-2aa9a80d172b (scored 97.62)
- Chris Simms on Green Bay Packers: Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b12420c5-837c-4a24-8a8e-c74b10cc697c (scored 9.52)
- Mike Kadlick on Green Bay Packers: Kadlick expects an ugly, low-scoring Thursday night game at Lambeau Field, with Green Bay beating Atlanta 10–7 to move to 2–1 while the Falcons drop to 0–3 in Michael Penix Jr.'s return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e80b2d86-5533-4a14-b40a-9de75d1883bc (scored 7.14)
- Jared Dubin on Green Bay Packers: Dubin picks the Packers to beat the Falcons comfortably on Thursday Night Football, predicting a 23-13 Green Bay win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7d0957a4-4d45-4f24-b6f9-a848eb47a374 (scored 23.81)
- Jordan Dajani on Green Bay Packers: Dajani gave final-score predictions for eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Buccaneers (upset), Ravens, Broncos (upset) and Eagles to win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c96aaa6d-2d0c-41cc-a9f7-c21ac21886ac (scored 16.67)

## More award picks

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Gregg Rosenthal on Tristan Wirfs: Rosenthal picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP, Micah Parsons for Defensive Player of the Year, Jahmyr Gibbs for Offensive Player of the Year, Aaron Glenn for Coach of the Year, Travis Hunter for both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, Bill Callahan for Assistant Coach of the Year and Tristan Wirfs for Protector of the Year. He also made depth-chart calls on Adam Thielen and Jalen Coker. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88928365-78fb-4f7b-84a4-0dd7856ba9cc (scored 0)
- Jourdan Rodrigue on Penei Sewell: Rodrigue picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP, Jared Verse for Defensive Player of the Year, Ja'Marr Chase for Offensive Player of the Year, Mike Vrabel for Coach of the Year, TreVeyon Henderson for Offensive Rookie of the Year and Abdul Carter for Defensive Rookie of the Year, with Jesse Minter for Assistant Coach of the Year and Penei Sewell for Protector of the Year. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f3ba94ea-a935-4534-88e4-bb6027bf87ad (scored 0)
- Brandon Sneide on Drake Maye: Snyder picks the Seahawks to beat the Patriots 31-23 in Super Bowl 60, believing Seattle pulls away late, and says Drake Maye will finish second in MVP voting behind Matthew Stafford. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1cf83e90-e59f-4c8f-941f-c732efcb4c03 (scored 0)
- Nick Wright on Rashid Shaheed: Nick picked Seattle to win the Super Bowl 27-17, citing Seattle's defense, coaching against young quarterbacks and schedule strength, and named Rasheed Shaheed as his dark horse Super Bowl MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1fe4abc6-28e3-412b-ab6e-d2f65f25682f (scored 0)
- Chris Broussard on Cooper Kupp: Broussard picked New England to beat Seattle 24-21, with Drake May winning Super Bowl MVP, and named Cooper Kupp as his dark horse MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1247ee30-3338-4940-8fc9-977cc215ff59 (scored 0)
- Eric Mangini on Drake Maye: Mangini picked the Patriots 23-20 with Drake May as Super Bowl MVP, and earlier named Kayshon Boutte ("Kaeshawn Booty") as his dark horse MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/332dce8c-f71c-4f26-a976-8f4615a9f9bd (scored 0)

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