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John Middlekauff#48 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 10, 2025

Answering a mailbag question about three young cornerbacks, Middlekoff ranked whom they would rather have on their team: Derek Stingley first, Trent McDuffie second, Sauce Gardner third, calling Gardner the least fluid athlete of the trio.

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75Close · out of 100
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50A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
75This callout of 100
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What John Middlekauff said

If I had to pick these three guys, like Who'd I want on my team, I would go Stingley, McDuffie, Sauce.
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3 and Out with John Middlekauff (podcast)
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The call scored 75 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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    “If I had to pick these three guys, like Who'd I want on my team, I would go Stingley, McDuffie, Sauce. ... But if my life depended on it, you'd have to choose Sauce because he's the least of the three. I would say, fluid athlete”

    VerdictClose
    75Close · naive 50
    75this call50a naive guess25better than naive2difficulty+50skill
    How this was scored
    naive:
    a coin-flip ordering scores 50
    skill:
    50
    placed:
    3
    season:
    2025
    players:
    3
    accuracy:
    75
    baseline:
    50
    by position:
    CB 3: 75
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    could not place:
    0
    weeks left when called:
    18
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