Henry McKennaSep 28, 2026
In a Week 3 review, McKenna argues Brock Purdy has been the league's best quarterback so far and that Kenneth Walker III is now the NFL's best running back with Kansas City, while criticizing Brian Schottenheimer's late-game management, Seattle's backfield, Ashton Jeanty's inefficiency and the Rams' lapses.
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What Henry McKenna said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromKenneth Walker III is the best running back in the NFL, and Patrick Mahomes is playing like an MVP front-runner (again).
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- Fox Sports
- The piece
- How Brian Schottenheimer Cost The Cowboys; Seahawks Badly Miss Kenneth Walker III
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- 1Brock Purdy to finish top 1 at his position, by an unstated measure“But the San Francisco 49ers? They're doing the same with Brock Purdy, who might be the best quarterback in the NFL through three weeks.”
- 2Kenneth Walker III to finish top 1 at his position, by an unstated measure“Chiefs: Kenneth Walker III is the best running back in the NFL, and Patrick Mahomes is playing like an MVP front-runner (again).”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy to finish top 1 at his position, by an unstated measure1 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Kenneth Walker III to finish top 1 at his position, by an unstated measure2 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 2 positional finishes — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 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
positional finishTheir call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Positional FinishesBrock PurdySan Francisco 49ers
Brock Purdy to finish top 1 at his position, by an unstated measure
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Positional FinishesKenneth Walker IIIKansas City Chiefs
Kenneth Walker III to finish top 1 at his position, by an unstated measure
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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