Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 26, 2025
Brockman said Tyler Shough will be the Saints' Week 1 starter and floated the Cowboys as a decent NFC sleeper.
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What Chris Brockman said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think we all presume he'll be the week one starter
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
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- Top 5 NFL Sleeper Teams Of 2025
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- SaidJun 26, 2025
- GradedAug 13, 2026
- 1Tyler Shough to be 1st on the depth chart“So, you know, to get this chance, I I think we all presume he'll be the week one starter”
- 2Dallas Cowboys to beat expectations“Cowboys would be a decent a NFC sleeper”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 1 | 100 | 91.67 | +16.67 | |
| Dallas Cowboys to beat expectations2 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 91.7 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 surprise team call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 91.7 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
Their call against what actually happened.
1Depth Chart CallsTyler ShoughNew Orleans Saints
Tyler Shough to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards100Hit · naive 91.67100this call−91.67a naive guess=8.33better than naive×2difficulty=+16.67skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- NO
- skill:
- 16.67
- player:
- Tyler Shough
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 91.67
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- passing yards
- the naive guess:
- no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Surprise Team CallsDallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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