Andy FurmanMar 8, 2026

Furman predicted the Raiders will take Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall, Aaron Rodgers will return to play in Pittsburgh, Daniel Jones will start for the Colts, and Breece Hall will remain with the Jets. They also said the Lions won't have much success next season and that the Bears are better than Detroit.

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1 of 1calls landed1 hit · 3 waiting

100Average accuracyout of 100, across 1 call

50A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

1 of 4Settled3 still waiting

3Waitingnot graded yet

What Andy Furman said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

I gotta believe that they probably will [draft Fernando Mendoza with the number one pick].

Andy Furman, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

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SaidMar 8
GradedAug 14

1Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1“maybe they're not going to draft for Fernando Mendoza. It's the number one pick. I gotta believe that they probably will”
2Breece Hall: a roster call with no direction stated“He's stuck for another year with the Jets.”
3Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart“I think he's the starting quite about for the Colts, don't you think.”
4Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers“But I think he's going to play for Mike McCarthy. I mean, really, he'll be back.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1¹	Mock Draft Picks	Went 1	100	50	—
Breece Hall: a roster call with no direction stated²	Roster Spot Calls	—	—	—	—
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart³	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers⁴	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
4 calls · 1 hit · 3 waiting			100	50

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

4 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 mock draft pick, 1 roster spot call and 1 trade and signing call — 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.

1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 50 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.

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.

Where this call stands in the room

Daniel Jones · 2026 season

Andy Furman — 1the room — 4 calls from 3 punditsmedian 1

Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.

Their call against what happened

overall pick

1They said

1What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Mock Draft Picks Fernando Mendoza Las Vegas Raiders
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
What happenedWent 1mocked at 1
100Hit · naive 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Fernando Mendoza
season:
2026
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
1
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
1
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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2Roster Spot Calls Breece Hall New York Jets
Breece Hall: a roster call with no direction stated
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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3Depth Chart Calls Daniel Jones Indianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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4Trade and Signing Calls Aaron Rodgers Pittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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