Isaiah StanbackMay 7, 2025
Stanback predicted the Cowboys will make the playoffs and win a playoff game before the Steelers, and said Dallas will have a top-five defense.
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- SaidMay 7, 2025
- GradedAug 5–17, 2026
- 1Dallas Cowboys to beat Pittsburgh Steelers“Yes, Dallas Cowboys, And I know Mike Tomlin his history”
- 2Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs“yeah they're gonna be in the playoffs.”
- 3Position Group Rankings“But this defense, I truly believe this is gonna be a top five defense in the league.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys to beat Pittsburgh Steelers1 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 22.92 | −45.84 | |
| Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs2 | Playoff Picks | Missed the playoffs | 0 | 100 | −200 | |
| “But this defense, I truly believe this is gonna be a top five…”3 | Position Group Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 2 misses · 1 waiting | 0 | 61.5 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 1 game outcome pick, 1 playoff pick and 1 position group ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 61.5 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.
1Game Outcome PicksDallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to beat Pittsburgh Steelers
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 22.920this call−22.92a naive guess=−22.92worse than naive×2difficulty=−45.84skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- note:
- these two never played, so the pick is graded on the parts of it that happened
- skill:
- −45.84
- they picked:
- DAL
- season:
- 2025
- ceiling:
- 66.67
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 22.92
- opponent:
- PIT
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- 14 of 32 clubs reached the postseason, 8 won a game there
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- right opponent:
- no
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- picked won aplayoff game:
- no
- picked reached the playoffs:
- no
- opponent reached the playoffs:
- yes
Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs
What happenedMissed the playoffs0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×2difficulty=−200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- DAL
- skill:
- −200
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive guess said:
- no
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made the playoffs:
- no
- weeks left when called:
- 18
“But this defense, I truly believe this is gonna be a top five defense in the league.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
0naive 61.5
Who this take is about
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