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Chris Brockman· Jan 20, 2025

Brockman argued Saquon Barkley is the MVP of the 2024 NFL season, and that Jayden Daniels — whom he called the best rookie quarterback ever — will lead the Commanders to the Super Bowl and win Offensive Rookie of the Year.

“Jaden Daniels is the best rookie quarterback of all time, and he's going to the Super Bowl.”

said on air, transcribed by us · Overreaction Monday (podcast) · read the original →

3 checkable claims — 2 award picks and 1 conference champion — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 3 have settled, averaging 50 out of 100, against 33.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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3 checkable claims in this take

Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.

  • Washington Commanders to reach the Super Bowl

    “Jaden Daniels is the best rookie quarterback of all time, and he's going to the Super Bowl.”

    Close · 50Scored 50a naive guess scored 100-50 skill
    How this was scored
    skill:
    -50
    they picked:
    WAS
    season:
    2024
    accuracy:
    50
    baseline:
    100
    champions:
    PHI,KC
    difficulty:
    1
    the naive guess:
    last season's conference champions
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0
    reached the Super Bowl:
    no
    lost the conference final:
    yes

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  • Saquon Barkley to win MVP

    “Saquon Barkley is hands down the MVP of the twenty twenty four NFL season.”

    Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
    How this was scored
    award:
    mvp
    naive:
    the naive pick was Lamar Jackson, who won it the year before
    skill:
    0
    player:
    Saquon Barkley
    season:
    2024
    winner:
    Josh Allen
    correct:
    no
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0

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  • Jayden Daniels to win Offensive Rookie of the Year

    “But he's gonna win offensive Rookie of the Year.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+100 skill
    How this was scored
    award:
    offensive_rookie_of_the_year
    naive:
    the naive pick was C.J. Stroud, who won it the year before
    skill:
    100
    player:
    Jayden Daniels
    season:
    2024
    winner:
    Jayden Daniels
    correct:
    yes
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0

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