Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 3, 2025
Delivering their annual "top five rumors I heard at the combine," Eisen said Dallas will re-sign pass rusher Osa Odighizuwa, that Minnesota's plan A is bringing Sam Darnold back on a multi-year deal, and that Indianapolis wants Daniel Jones as competition for Anthony Richardson.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromThere's no question he's gonna have a star on the side of his helmet.
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- SaidMar 3, 2025
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- 1Daniel Jones to move to Indianapolis Colts“That the Colts idea of competition for Anthony Richardson is Daniel Jones.”
- 2Sam Darnold to move to Minnesota Vikings“The Vikings plan a quarterback, I heard, at the combine from multiple people I heard. Is to sign Sam Darnold and for more than one year.”
- 3Osa Odighizuwa to move to Dallas Cowboys“He's one of their own free agents that they that they I heard they're there's no question he's gonna have a star on the side of his helmet. The only question is is how long, and is it franchise tag and all that stuff.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones to move to Indianapolis Colts1 | Trade and Signing Calls | Ended up with IND | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Sam Darnold to move to Minnesota Vikings2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Osa Odighizuwa to move to Dallas Cowboys3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 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.
1Trade and Signing CallsDaniel JonesIndianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to move to Indianapolis Colts
What happenedEnded up with INDcalled IND100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Daniel Jones
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- IND
- was with:
- NYG/MIN
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- IND
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Trade and Signing CallsSam DarnoldMinnesota Vikings
Sam Darnold to move to Minnesota Vikings
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Trade and Signing CallsOsa OdighizuwaDallas Cowboys
Osa Odighizuwa to move to Dallas Cowboys
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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