Jason McIntyre#46 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 30, 2026
Filling in for Colin Cowherd, McIntyre argued the 49ers' window is closed amid a brutal injury list and record travel, floated a Bijan Robinson trade to the Bears, predicted the Lions can win the NFC North, doubted Atlanta is even a playoff team, said Baker Mayfield's Tampa run ends after this season, and delivered a top-10 quarterback ranking.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromAnd for me, the number one quarterback in the NFL right now is Josh Allen.
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- BEST OF THE HERD – 49ers Have Big Problems, Bears Take A Big Swing?!, Top 10 NFL QBs
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- 1Jahmyr Gibbs to move to Detroit Lions“But I do think Gibbs is not going anywhere. Lions are not moving off him.”
- 2Baker Mayfield to move to Pittsburgh Steelers“I actually think Baker would fit perfectly in Pittsburgh with Mike McCarthy next year when Aaron Rodgers is on.”
- 3Detroit Lions to win the division“they could legitimately win that division. Goff Amonrag Gibbs. It's an awesome offense, elite.”
- 4Top Player Lists“Top ten quarterbacks in the NFL... number ten... Jared Goff... Number nine brock Purty... number eight Jordan Love... Number seven... Jalen Hurts... number six. Justin Herbert... Number five. Matthew Stafford... Joe Burrow for me number four... Patrick Mahomes is number three... Number two, we're going to Lamar Jackson... the number one quarterback in the NFL right now is Josh Allen.”
- 5Bijan Robinson to move to Chicago Bears“keep an eye on Bjeon Robinson. With the Christian McCaffrey trade, is the blueprint... We had Bjon Robinson to Caleb Williams and it might be game over in the NFC North.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs to move to Detroit Lions1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Baker Mayfield to move to Pittsburgh Steelers2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Detroit Lions to win the division3 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| “Top ten quarterbacks in the NFL... number ten... Jared Goff...…”4 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Bijan Robinson to move to Chicago Bears5 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls, 1 division winner and 1 top player list — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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 CallsJahmyr GibbsDetroit Lions
Jahmyr Gibbs to move to Detroit Lions
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsBaker MayfieldPittsburgh Steelers
Baker Mayfield to move to Pittsburgh Steelers
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Division WinnersDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Top ten quarterbacks in the NFL... number ten... Jared Goff... Number nine brock Purty... number eight Jordan Love... Number seven... Jalen Hurts... number six. Justin Herbert... Number five. Matthew Stafford... Joe Burrow for me number four... Patrick Mahomes is number three... Number two, we're going to Lamar Jackson... the number one quarterback in the NFL right now is Josh Allen.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Trade and Signing CallsBijan RobinsonChicago Bears
Bijan Robinson to move to Chicago Bears
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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