Danny Parkins#75 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 28, 2025

Filling in for Colin Cowherd, Parkins ranked their top 10 NFL quarterbacks entering the 2025 season, with Patrick Mahomes first and Jalen Hurts tenth, and also made claims about the Eagles' personnel, the Bengals signing Trey Hendrickson, and players' contract situations resolving with their current teams.

Said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)Hear the original

0 of 2calls landed1 close call · 1 miss · 4 waiting

36.4Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

37.5A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2 of 6Settled4 still waiting

#75Danny Parkins’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Danny Parkins said

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I think Jalen Hurts is the tenth best quarterback in the NFL.

Danny Parkins, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
The episode: Hour 2 - The top 10 NFL QBs
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SaidJul 28, 2025
GradedAug 5, 2026

1Top Player Lists“Top ten quarterbacks in the NFL heading into the twenty twenty five NFL season, Number ten, Jalen Hurts ... Number nine ... Baker Mayfield ... Number eight Jared Goff ... Number seven ... Jaden Daniels ... Number six ... Matt Stafford ... Number five ... Justin Herbert ... Number four ... Lamar Jackson ... Number three. Joe Burrow ... Number two ... Josh Allen ... Number one ... Mahomes”
2Saquon Barkley to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards“with the best running back in the NFL”
3Position Group Rankings“They are the best organization in the NFL, with the best offensive line in the NFL”
4Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals“I will be floored if they don't sign Trey Hendrickson ... Hendrickson will be in Cincinnati”
5Terry McLaurin to move to Washington Commanders“McLaurin will be in Washington.”
6Micah Parsons to move to Dallas Cowboys“Micah will be in Dallas, Hendrickson will be in Cincinnati, McLaurin will be in Washington.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
“Top ten quarterbacks in the NFL heading into the twenty twenty…”¹	Top Player Lists	—	47.88	50	−4.24
Saquon Barkley to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards²	Positional Finishes	Finished #10	25	25	0
“They are the best organization in the NFL, with the best…”³	Position Group Rankings	—	—	—	—
Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals⁴	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Terry McLaurin to move to Washington Commanders⁵	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Micah Parsons to move to Dallas Cowboys⁶	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
6 calls · 1 close call · 1 miss · 4 waiting			36.4	37.5

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

6 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls, 1 position group ranking, 1 positional finish and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

2 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 36.4 out of 100, against 37.5 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.

1Top Player Lists
“Top ten quarterbacks in the NFL heading into the twenty twenty five NFL season, Number ten, Jalen Hurts ... Number nine ... Baker Mayfield ... Number eight Jared Goff ... Number seven ... Jaden Daniels ... Number six ... Matt Stafford ... Number five ... Justin Herbert ... Number four ... Lamar Jackson ... Number three. Joe Burrow ... Number two ... Josh Allen ... Number one ... Mahomes”
VerdictClose
47.88Close · naive 50
47.88this call50a naive guess−2.12worse than naive2difficulty−4.24skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
−4.24
placed:
10
season:
2025
players:
10
accuracy:
47.88
baseline:
50
by position:
QB 10: 47.88
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
0
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
2Positional Finishes Saquon Barkley Philadelphia Eagles
Saquon Barkley to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards
What happenedFinished #10called #1 · by rushing yards
25Miss · naive 25
25this call25a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
player:
Saquon Barkley
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
12
accuracy:
25
baseline:
25
position:
RB
ranked by:
rushing yards
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
where he finished last season
weeks in the season:
18
naive finish:
1
actual finish:
10
weeks left when called:
18
predicted finish:
1
Think this is wrong?
3Position Group Rankings
“They are the best organization in the NFL, with the best offensive line in the NFL”
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
4Trade and Signing Calls Trey Hendrickson Cincinnati Bengals
Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
5Trade and Signing Calls Terry McLaurin Washington Commanders
Terry McLaurin to move to Washington Commanders
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
6Trade and Signing Calls Micah Parsons Dallas Cowboys
Micah Parsons to move to Dallas Cowboys
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
36.4naive 37.5

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