Danny Parkins#75 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 1, 2026
Parkins has the Seahawks repeating as NFC West winners, the 49ers making the playoffs from third in that division, and the Chargers winning the AFC West; they also pick Myles Garrett for defensive player of the year and floats 25-plus sacks for them.
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What Danny Parkins said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromSo I have the Seahawks being the forgotten champions and running it back.
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- AFC West and NFC West predictions, Cam Jordan joins, Is Josh Allen the best QB in the NFL?
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- 1Myles Garrett to win Defensive Player of the Year“I'm gonna go with Miles Garrett.”
- 2Los Angeles Chargers to win the division“And then, of course, coming in at number one, the chargers.”
- 3Myles Garrett to record 25 sacks“I feel like 25 plus sacks is in play”
- 4San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs“It gets interesting though at number three with the San Francisco forty niners Yeah. Because I have them Oh. Making the playoffs.”
- 5Seattle Seahawks to win the division“You could reveal the Seahawks... So I have the Seahawks being the forgotten champions and running it back.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Garrett to win Defensive Player of the Year1 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Los Angeles Chargers to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Myles Garrett to record 25 sacks3 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs4 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Seattle Seahawks to win the division5 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 2 division winners, 1 award pick, 1 player season number and 1 playoff pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.
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.
1Award PicksMyles GarrettLos Angeles Rams
Myles Garrett to win Defensive Player of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Division WinnersLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Player Season NumbersMyles GarrettLos Angeles Rams
Myles Garrett to record 25 sacks
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Playoff PicksSan Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Division WinnersSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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Discussing Myles Garrett's trade request, Eisen said they expect Garrett to get their way and be moved out of Cleveland rather than stay, which is why staying would be shocking.
More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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Freeland's model has the Chargers winning straight up in Dallas, the Texans winning big over the Raiders and going on to win the AFC South, the Lions beating the Steelers by six, the Saints beating the Jets, and the Packers beating the Bears; they also see the AFC's Super Bowl representative being either Denver or Houston.