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Dan PizzutaNov 6, 2024

Pizzuta ranks the NFL's 32 starting quarterbacks heading into Week 10 based on a combined skill and production score, with Lamar Jackson first and Bryce Young last. They also note Cooper Rush is in line to start for Dallas over Trey Lance with Dak Prescott on injured reserve.

Published in writing · The 33rd TeamRead the original

92Hit · out of 100

No. 2What happenedcalled No. 1 · by passing yards

100A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge

91.67This callout of 100

−12.5Skillafter difficulty

What Dan Pizzuta said

Justin Herbert is clearly not the 24th-best quarterback, and that's not what these rankings are saying.

Our reading: Cooper Rush to be 1st on the depth chart

Where it was published: The 33rd Team
The piece: 2024 NFL Week 10 Quarterback Power Rankings: Tua Tagovailoa Enters Top 10 | The 33rd Team
The original: The copy as archived Nov 6, 2024
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How the call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

The call scored 91.7 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.

The 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 call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.

Their call against what happened

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Their call against what actually happened.

Depth Chart Calls Cooper Rush Dallas Cowboys
Cooper Rush to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 2called No. 1 · by passing yards
91.67Hit · naive 100
91.67this call100a naive guess−8.33worse than naive1.5difficulty−12.5skill
How this was scored
club:
DAL
skill:
−12.5
player:
Cooper Rush
season:
2024
accuracy:
91.67
baseline:
100
position:
QB
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
2
difficulty:
1.5
measured by:
passing yards
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
9
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