John Breech#34 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 12, 2026
A vote of 15 CBS Sports writers makes Joe Burrow the midseason MVP pick, Jaxon Smith-Njigba Offensive Player of the Year, Denzel Boston Offensive Rookie of the Year, and John Harbaugh Coach of the Year.
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What John Breech said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromMVP 1. Bengals QB Joe Burrow (11 votes)
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- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Pick Six: What to know about the NFL after the trade deadline, ahead of Week 10
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- 1Denzel Boston to win Offensive Rookie of the Year“Offensive Rookie of the Year 1. Browns WR Denzel Boston (7)”
- 2Joe Burrow to win MVP“MVP 1. Bengals QB Joe Burrow (11 votes)”
- 3John Harbaugh to win Coach of the Year“Coach of the Year 1. John Harbaugh, Giants (7)”
- 4Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year“Offensive Player of the Year 1. Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (6)”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denzel Boston to win Offensive Rookie of the Year1 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Joe Burrow to win MVP2 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| John Harbaugh to win Coach of the Year3 | Coach Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year4 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 3 award picks and 1 coach award pick — 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.
1Award PicksDenzel BostonCleveland Browns
Denzel Boston to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Award PicksJoe BurrowCincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
John Harbaugh to win Coach of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Award PicksJaxon Smith-NjigbaSeattle Seahawks
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Kyle Brandt · Award Picks · James Cook · Miss 0
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