Kyle Brandt#56 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 28, 2025
Brandt doubted Shedeur Sanders would make the Browns' 53-man roster given the crowded QB room, while predicting Cleveland keeps third-rounder Dillon Gabriel. They also had sky-high expectations for Cam Skattebo with the Giants, joking about Rookie of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and MVP.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI look at that room and I don't know if Shador is making the team, let alone getting in reps
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- SaidApr 28, 2025
- GradedAug 5–Sep 25, 2026
- 1Shedeur Sanders to make the roster“Should you're gonna make the team, let's just put this out there... We're gonna be a practice squad guy... I don't know if he's making the team.”
- 2Dillon Gabriel to make the roster“then you got Dylan Gabriel who's drafted in the third round. So like they're gonna keep Dylan Gabriel. You don't get rid of your third round pick”
- 3Cam Skattebo to win Offensive Rookie of the Year“Offensive player Rookie of the Year, no Offensive Player of the Year, no MVP for me for Scattabu and Rookie Year. I just huge expectations.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shedeur Sanders to make the roster1 | Roster Spot Calls | 17 weeks on a 53 | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Dillon Gabriel to make the roster2 | Roster Spot Calls | 17 weeks on a 53 | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Cam Skattebo to win Offensive Rookie of the Year3 | Award Picks | Tetairoa McMillan won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 calls · 2 hits · 1 miss · all settled | 66.7 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 2 roster spot calls and 1 award pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 3 have settled, averaging 66.7 out of 100, against 0 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.
1Roster Spot CallsShedeur SandersCleveland Browns
Shedeur Sanders to make the roster
What happened17 weeks on a 53100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- CLE
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Shedeur Sanders
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- he makes the 53
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 17
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
2Roster Spot CallsDillon GabrielCleveland Browns
Dillon Gabriel to make the roster
What happened17 weeks on a 53100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- CLE
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Dillon Gabriel
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- he makes the 53
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 17
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
3Award PicksCam SkatteboNew York Giants
Cam Skattebo to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
What happenedTetairoa McMillan woncalled Cam Skattebo0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- award:
- offensive_rookie_of_the_year
- naive:
- the naive pick was Jayden Daniels, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Cam Skattebo
- season:
- 2025
- who won:
- Tetairoa McMillan
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
66.7naive 0
Who this take is about
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