# Jacob Westendorf: Westendorf named Xavier McKinney as his alternate team MVP pick (while acknowledging Jordan Love is the real answer), Christian Watson as offensive player of the year, Micah Parsons as defensive player of the year and Zaire Franklin as newcomer of the year; he also predicted Watson tops 1,000 yards, Tucker Kraft signs an extension by Friday and Green Bay wins 27-21. **Claimed:** Sep 10, 2026 **Pundit:** Jacob Westendorf — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jacob-westendorf **Outlet:** Locked On Packers (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/locked-on-packers-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/5b095f/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/fffb8e40-f0de-47f1-97e3-cf2e2fd0ffe9/episodes/13d6e93b-d803-479e-be80-26143af47e54/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=fffb8e40-f0de-47f1-97e3-cf2e2fd0ffe9&awEpisodeId=13d6e93b-d803-479e-be80-26143af47e54&feed=FkBDUQLt 10 checkable claims — 5 award picks, 2 trade and signing calls, 1 depth chart call, 1 player season number and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 1 of 10 have settled so far, averaging 23.8 out of 100, against 58.3 for a naive guess at the same calls. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > I like them 27, 21. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Green Bay Packers 27 — Vikings 21** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Green Bay Packers - Verdict: scored 23.81 out of 100, against 58.25 for a naive guess - **Chris Brooks to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Chris Brooks, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Josh Jacobs to stay with Green Bay Packers** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Xavier McKinney to win Packers team MVP** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Xavier McKinney, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Micah Parsons to win Packers Defensive Player of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Micah Parsons, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zaire Franklin to win Packers Newcomer of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Zaire Franklin, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Christian Watson to win Packers Offensive Player of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Christian Watson to record 1,000 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordan Love to win Receives MVP votes** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tucker Kraft to move to Green Bay Packers** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers - Chris Brooks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chris-brooks - Josh Jacobs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-jacobs - Xavier McKinney — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/xavier-mckinney - Micah Parsons — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/micah-parsons - Zaire Franklin — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zaire-franklin - Christian Watson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/christian-watson - Jordan Love — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordan-love - Tucker Kraft — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tucker-kraft ## What others said about the same people - Chris Simms on Green Bay Packers: Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b12420c5-837c-4a24-8a8e-c74b10cc697c (scored 9.52) - Mike Kadlick on Green Bay Packers: Kadlick expects an ugly, low-scoring Thursday night game at Lambeau Field, with Green Bay beating Atlanta 10–7 to move to 2–1 while the Falcons drop to 0–3 in Michael Penix Jr.'s return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e80b2d86-5533-4a14-b40a-9de75d1883bc (scored 7.14) - Jared Dubin on Green Bay Packers: Dubin picks the Packers to beat the Falcons comfortably on Thursday Night Football, predicting a 23-13 Green Bay win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7d0957a4-4d45-4f24-b6f9-a848eb47a374 (scored 23.81) - Jordan Dajani on Green Bay Packers: Dajani gave final-score predictions for eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Buccaneers (upset), Ravens, Broncos (upset) and Eagles to win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c96aaa6d-2d0c-41cc-a9f7-c21ac21886ac (scored 16.67) - Jared Dubin on Green Bay Packers: Dubin gave final-score predictions for the same eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Vikings, Ravens, Rams and Eagles. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fe04828a-d532-414c-a58a-54f6505f2263 (scored 23.81) - Richard Sherman on Green Bay Packers: Sherman picked winners and several exact scores across the Week 3 slate, favoring Seattle, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Detroit, Green Bay, Carolina, New Orleans, Baltimore, the Rams, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City, Minnesota, the Giants, Jacksonville and Houston, and named Kenneth Walker his MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c2102f61-711d-4041-af08-065e95ccaf03 (scored 0) ## More award picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Gregg Rosenthal on Tristan Wirfs: Rosenthal picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP, Micah Parsons for Defensive Player of the Year, Jahmyr Gibbs for Offensive Player of the Year, Aaron Glenn for Coach of the Year, Travis Hunter for both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, Bill Callahan for Assistant Coach of the Year and Tristan Wirfs for Protector of the Year. He also made depth-chart calls on Adam Thielen and Jalen Coker. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88928365-78fb-4f7b-84a4-0dd7856ba9cc (scored 0) - Jourdan Rodrigue on Penei Sewell: Rodrigue picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP, Jared Verse for Defensive Player of the Year, Ja'Marr Chase for Offensive Player of the Year, Mike Vrabel for Coach of the Year, TreVeyon Henderson for Offensive Rookie of the Year and Abdul Carter for Defensive Rookie of the Year, with Jesse Minter for Assistant Coach of the Year and Penei Sewell for Protector of the Year. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f3ba94ea-a935-4534-88e4-bb6027bf87ad (scored 0) - Brandon Sneide on Drake Maye: Snyder picks the Seahawks to beat the Patriots 31-23 in Super Bowl 60, believing Seattle pulls away late, and says Drake Maye will finish second in MVP voting behind Matthew Stafford. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1cf83e90-e59f-4c8f-941f-c732efcb4c03 (scored 0) - Nick Wright on Rashid Shaheed: Nick picked Seattle to win the Super Bowl 27-17, citing Seattle's defense, coaching against young quarterbacks and schedule strength, and named Rasheed Shaheed as his dark horse Super Bowl MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1fe4abc6-28e3-412b-ab6e-d2f65f25682f (scored 0) - Chris Broussard on Cooper Kupp: Broussard picked New England to beat Seattle 24-21, with Drake May winning Super Bowl MVP, and named Cooper Kupp as his dark horse MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1247ee30-3338-4940-8fc9-977cc215ff59 (scored 0) - Eric Mangini on Drake Maye: Mangini picked the Patriots 23-20 with Drake May as Super Bowl MVP, and earlier named Kayshon Boutte ("Kaeshawn Booty") as his dark horse MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/332dce8c-f71c-4f26-a976-8f4615a9f9bd (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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