Cody KesslerFeb 28, 2025
Kessler endorsed the quarterback pecking order of Cam Ward first and Shedeur Sanders second, with Jackson Dart as their third quarterback, while noting they aren't locked in on Dart at three.
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What Cody Kessler said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromEveryone's talking about cam Ward and Shador standers one and two rightfully. So after that, I have Jackson Dart kind of sitting in that third spot.
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- SaidFeb 28, 2025
- GradedAug 7, 2026
- 1Jaxson Dart to be 3rd quarterback off the board“After that, I have Jackson Dart kind of sitting in that third spot, but really four through seven is wide open, and even three I'm not solidifying Dart at three.”
- 2Shedeur Sanders to be 2nd quarterback off the board“everyone's talking about cam Ward and Shador standers one and two rightfully”
- 3Cam Ward to be 1st quarterback off the board“everyone's talking about cam Ward and Shador standers one and two rightfully”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart to be 3rd quarterback off the board1 | Position Order Calls | — | 70.71 | 29.17 | +41.54 | |
| Shedeur Sanders to be 2nd quarterback off the board2 | Position Order Calls | — | 25 | 37.51 | −12.51 | |
| Cam Ward to be 1st quarterback off the board3 | Position Order Calls | — | 100 | 24.2 | +75.8 | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · 1 miss · all settled | 65.2 | 30.3 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 3 position order calls — 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.
All 3 have settled, averaging 65.2 out of 100, against 30.3 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 finishTheir call against what actually happened.
1Position Order CallsJaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart to be 3rd quarterback off the board
VerdictClose70.71Close · naive 29.1770.71this call−29.17a naive guess=41.54better than naive×1difficulty=+41.54skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- naming one of the 14 at random averages 29.17
- skill:
- 41.54
- player:
- Jaxson Dart
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 70.71
- baseline:
- 29.17
- position:
- quarterback
- class size:
- 14
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 2
- predicted order:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Position Order CallsShedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders to be 2nd quarterback off the board
VerdictMiss25Miss · naive 37.5125this call−37.51a naive guess=−12.51worse than naive×1difficulty=−12.51skillThink this is wrong?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
Cam Ward to be 1st quarterback off the board
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 24.2100this call−24.2a naive guess=75.8better than naive×1difficulty=+75.8skillThink this is wrong?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
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
65.2naive 30.3
Who this take is about
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Joe Marino · Position Order Calls · Arvell Reese · Hit 100
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