Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 24, 2025
Cowherd believes Matt Stafford's public negotiation posturing means he ultimately stays in Los Angeles, and he flags Travis Hunter as a high draft pick who could underachieve because trying to play both cornerback and receiver full-time will hurt him.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm gonna throw Travis Hunter out as a player that could be that could underachieve.
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- Colin Cowherd Podcast - Stafford To Giants? Bills Should Trade For Garrett, NFL Combine Preview, Is Streaming Bad For Sports? Travis Hunter Should Play CB
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- SaidFeb 24, 2025
- GradedNov 10, 2026
- 1Matthew Stafford to move to Los Angeles Rams“So when I when I see the Matt Stafford stuff, my take is Matt wants to stay in Los Angeles... So I think he'll be a Ram”
- 2Travis Hunter to disappoint at the next level“There's going to be a couple players in the top fifteen that will be busts... I'm gonna throw Travis Hunter out as a player that could be that could underachieve.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford to move to Los Angeles Rams1 | Trade and Signing Calls | Ended up with LAR | 100 | 55 | +90 | |
| Travis Hunter to disappoint at the next level2 | Draft Bust Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 55 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 draft bust call and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 55 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.
1Trade and Signing CallsMatthew StaffordLos Angeles Rams
Matthew Stafford to move to Los Angeles Rams
What happenedEnded up with LAR100Hit · naive 55100this call−55a naive guess=45better than naive×2difficulty=+90skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 90
- player:
- Matthew Stafford
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- he stays
- was with:
- LAR
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 55
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- 55% of players are with the same club the next season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- LAR
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Draft Bust CallsTravis Hunter
Travis Hunter to disappoint at the next level
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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