Adam RayAug 26, 2026
Ray predicted the Seahawks would win the NFC West again, called them a Super Bowl contender going back-to-back, said the Cardinals are no threat, and claimed Seattle has the best receiver in football.
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What Adam Ray said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromClearly clearly, you win the division. Right? I believe so. I think I don't think the Cardinals are much of a threat.
- Where it was said
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 3: Rich’s Top 5 NFL Surprise Players, plus Comedian Adam Ray Talks Seahawks In-Studio
- The original
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- 1Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl“You have to, first of all, you have to beat the Rams to get there. Right? Yeah. That's we're reverse engineering.”
- 2John Schneider to win GM of the Year“And the fact that John Schneider, GM of the year”
- 3Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl“So you win the division. Yeah. Okay. Oh, so we're now predicting. We're this we're manifesting... you go back to back, and now you got three.”
- 4Seattle Seahawks to win the division“Clearly clearly, you win the division. Right? I believe so.”
- 5Pittsburgh Steelers to reach the Super Bowl“Oh, I do think Steelers go oh, interesting.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| John Schneider to win GM of the Year2 | Coach Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl3 | Super Bowl Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Seattle Seahawks to win the division4 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers to reach the Super Bowl5 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 2 conference champions, 1 coach award pick, 1 division winner and 1 super bowl pick — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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 the record
Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Conference ChampionsSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
John Schneider to win GM of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Super Bowl PicksSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Division WinnersSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Conference ChampionsPittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.
More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Nick Wright · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
The host picks the Rams to beat the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and believes the winner of that game wins the Super Bowl, i.e. that this is the Rams' year; they also pick New England to win in Denver despite taking the Broncos with the points, and says Stafford is winning MVP. They call Sean McVay the second-best coach in the NFL.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · Denver Broncos · Close 50
Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.AJ Hawk · Conference Champions · Los Angeles Rams · Close 50
Hawk picked the Patriots to win in Denver despite liking Stidham and the Broncos defense, and in the NFC they stuck with the Rams, saying Stafford gets to the Super Bowl.Connor "Boston Connor" Campbell · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
Connor expects a tight first half in Denver before New England pulls away in the second half and advances to the Super Bowl.Gregg Rosenthal · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
Rosenthal picks the Patriots to beat the Broncos in a close, low-scoring AFC Championship in Denver (while liking Denver to cover the 4.5 points), takes the Seahawks over the Rams in a defensive NFC Championship they peg around 23-19, and forecasts a Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl.Richard Sherman · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
Sherman picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams comfortably at home, 27-17, with a defensive score, and says the winner of that NFC Championship game will win the Super Bowl. They also pick the Patriots to win comfortably in Denver, 21-15, and assumes Matthew Stafford will be named league MVP.