Dan Patrick#80 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 28, 2025

Discussing the Giants' options at No. 3, Dan Patrick said Cam Ward would be the first quarterback taken in the draft, with Shedeur Sanders the next quarterback off the board.

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1 of 2calls landed1 hit · 1 miss · all settled

62.5Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

30.9A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2 of 2Settlednone still waiting

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More than likely cam Ward will go first and then Shadoor Sanders after that.

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1Shedeur Sanders to be 2nd quarterback off the board“More than likely cam Ward will go first and then Shadoor Sanders after that.”
2Cam Ward to be 1st quarterback off the board“More than likely cam Ward will go first and then Shadoor Sanders after that.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Shedeur Sanders to be 2nd quarterback off the board¹	Position Order Calls	—	25	37.51	−12.51
Cam Ward to be 1st quarterback off the board²	Position Order Calls	—	100	24.2	+75.8
2 calls · 1 hit · 1 miss · all settled			62.5	30.9

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

2 checkable claims — 2 position order calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 2 have settled, averaging 62.5 out of 100, against 30.9 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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.

Their call against what happened

positional finish

2They said

6What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Position Order Calls Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders to be 2nd quarterback off the board
VerdictMiss
25Miss · naive 37.51
25this call37.51a naive guess−12.51worse than naive1difficulty−12.51skill
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
naming one of the 14 at random averages 37.51
skill:
−12.51
player:
Shedeur Sanders
season:
2024
zero credit this far off:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
25
baseline:
37.51
position:
quarterback
class size:
14
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
6
predicted order:
2
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
2Position Order Calls Cam Ward
Cam Ward to be 1st quarterback off the board
VerdictHit
100Hit · naive 24.2
100this call24.2a naive guess75.8better than naive1difficulty+75.8skill
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
naming one of the 14 at random averages 24.2
skill:
75.8
player:
Cam Ward
season:
2024
zero credit this far off:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
100
baseline:
24.2
position:
quarterback
class size:
14
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
1
predicted order:
1
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
62.5naive 30.9

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