Simon HunterAug 25, 2026
Hunter expects a healthy Buffalo to win 11-12 games, sees New England regressing to an 8-9 or 9-8 season, likes Miami in Week 1 at Las Vegas, would place Drake Maye in their own top ten quarterbacks, and names the Jets, Browns, Cardinals and Dolphins as the teams battling for the No. 1 overall pick.
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What Simon Hunter said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromIf they're healthy, they're getting eleven to twelve wins chat It's pretty much a guarantee in this division.
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- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
- The episode
- Sharp or Square - AFC EAST BETTING PREVIEW: Predictions for Bills, Dolphins, Patriots & Jets
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- 1Arizona Cardinals to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”“The choices are going to be the Jets, the Brown, Brown, Arizona... Miami”
- 2New York Jets to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”“The choices are going to be the Jets, the Brown, Brown, Arizona... Miami”
- 3Drake Maye to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards“No one has an issue with him be in top ten me either... For me, I would put him in my top ten”
- 4New England Patriots to finish with 9 wins“But I could see so many ways this team being eight to nine, nine, and eight this season.”
- 5Miami Dolphins to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”“which you know, actually I could see the Manas want to do Miami”
- 6Buffalo Bills to finish with 11 wins“if Josh Allen stays healthy, it's hard to see a world they don't get to eleven wins... if they're healthy, they're getting eleven to twelve wins”
- 7Cleveland Browns to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”“The choices are going to be the Jets, the Brown, Brown, Arizona... Miami”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”1 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| New York Jets to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”2 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Drake Maye to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards3 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| New England Patriots to finish with 9 wins4 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Miami Dolphins to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”5 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Buffalo Bills to finish with 11 wins6 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Cleveland Browns to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”7 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 calls · 7 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
7 checkable claims — 4 team draft slot calls, 2 season win totals and 1 positional finish — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 2.
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.
1Team Draft Slot CallsArizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Team Draft Slot CallsNew York Jets
New York Jets to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Positional FinishesDrake MayeNew England Patriots
Drake Maye to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Season Win TotalsNew England Patriots
New England Patriots to finish with 9 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Team Draft Slot CallsMiami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Season Win TotalsBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to finish with 11 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Team Draft Slot CallsCleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns to pick “in the battle to draft number one overall”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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