Chris Simms#58 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 11, 2025
As relayed on the show, Simms ranked the top ten quarterbacks heading into the next season, with Lamar Jackson first and Jalen Hurts tenth.
Said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)Hear the original
What Chris Simms said
He has Lamar Jackson one, Josh Allen two... He had Joe Burrow three, Patrick Mahomes four.
- Where it was said
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 2 - Ranking the AFC QBs
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- SaidJun 11, 2025
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The call scored 40 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
The 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 call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
“has now ranked the top ten quarterbacks heading in the next season. He has Lamar Jackson one, Josh Allen two... He had Joe Burrow three, Patrick Mahomes four... Chris Simms had Jalen Hurts... at behind Baker Mayfield, Justin Herbert, C. J. Stroud, Matt Stafford, and Jayden Daniels.”
VerdictClose40Close · naive 5040this call−50a naive guess=−10worse than naive×2difficulty=−20skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- −20
- placed:
- 5
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 40
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- QB 5: 40
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 18
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