# Chris Brockman: Brockman predicts the Lakers will end up as the No. 2 seed in the West, and in NFL terms says the Rams are the class of the NFC West with Cooper Kupp on his way out of Los Angeles.

**Claimed:** Feb 28, 2025
**Pundit:** Chris Brockman — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-brockman
**Outlet:** The Rich Eisen Show (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-rich-eisen-show-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us
**Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO9716361671.mp3?updated=1740775498

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

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

Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in.

> It seems like the Lakers are gonna be the two seed when this is all said and done in the West, to be honest.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Cooper Kupp to move to Los Angeles Rams**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Cooper Kupp — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/cooper-kupp
- Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams

## What others said about the same people

- Nick Wright on Makai Lemon: Nick Wright unveiled his full 32-pick 2026 NFL mock draft 4.0, starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and ending with Avion Terrell to the Seahawks at 32. He also called Carnell Tate the best/safest receiver in the class, projected Ty Simpson inside the top 45, said Mendoza profiles as a low-end top-15 NFL quarterback, and expected the Dolphins to lose 15 games. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c5ad8a4-034f-4abb-8806-20dd9e44b5c6 (scored 73.84)
- Danny Parkins on Omar Cooper: Danny Parkins presented his one-and-only 2026 mock draft, including trades: Mendoza at 1 to the Raiders, David Bailey second to the Jets, the Cowboys trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Bears trading up to 16 for Kadyn Proctor, and Ty Simpson going to Arizona at 32 at the end of round one. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d98bca2f-5fc3-4f68-8389-30f9a2cb906f (scored 47.88)
- David Harrison on Francis Mauigoa: Harrison delivers his only first-round mock draft for the 2026 NFL Draft, projecting all 32 first-round picks (including several trades) plus the rest of Washington's projected class, while noting it is an exercise in what could happen rather than a firm forecast. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5cc44fc1-4ff9-447a-9c32-5f715fa6e9ba (scored 87.81)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Makai Lemon: Daniel Jeremiah's final 2026 NFL mock draft, projecting the first round pick by pick (including mock trades), starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and ending with Peter Woods to the Ravens via a trade with Seattle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0fbc7597-86ee-4037-a1e6-4b062ff9f12c (scored 73.84)
- Brandon Carney on Mansoor Delane: Co-hosting a mock draft, Carney made the odd-numbered picks: Fernando Mendoza No. 1 to the Raiders, Arvell Reese No. 3 to the Cardinals, Sonny Styles No. 5 to the Giants, Mekhi Lemon No. 7 to the Commanders, Caleb Downs No. 9 to the Chiefs, and more. He also predicted AJ Brown will be a Patriot, said Kenyan Saddiq will be the first-round bust, and picked the Bengals to finish ahead of the Ravens in the AFC North. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7184a8b6-1036-4304-a147-3b8889e3f86b (scored 73.84)
- Gregg Rosenthal on Monroe Freeling: Rosenthal delivered a solo first-round mock draft (a "will happen" mock, no trades), naming a specific player at each of the first 32 picks. He also predicted he'd hit more than 4.5 picks correctly, and suggested George Pickens could be traded by Dallas next year. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e0b75c16-85ff-4257-8b56-d51a668d725c (scored 77.11)

## More trade and signing calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Tom Pelissero on Joey Porter Jr.: Pelissero laid out the Giants' quarterback situation with Jameis Winston starting, said Jayden Daniels likely won't be back when Washington plays the Giants and that Caleb Williams is unlikely to play Monday night, and floated Joey Porter Jr. landing in Dallas and Kirk Cousins being traded in-season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f26c21be-0655-4d27-81b3-86e4c8db564f (scored 100)
- Joel Corry on Joey Porter Jr.: Corry runs through 2026 contract-year players and forecasts how their situations resolve: Puka Nacua as a prime franchise tag candidate in Los Angeles, a second straight tag for George Pickens in Dallas, a possible pre-deadline trade of Joey Porter Jr., and Moro Ojomo getting his best contract away from Philadelphia. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/25196116-210c-437d-8830-6cb98ea54b29 (scored 100)
- Bryan DeArdo on Joey Porter Jr.: DeArdo argues that a resolution to Joey Porter Jr.'s standoff with the Steelers is coming soon and that trading him is the only logical outcome, proposing three mock trades — all sending Porter to the Lions, with the middle scenario (Porter plus a 2027 third for Detroit's 2027 first and sixth) the one he calls a genuine win-win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fca2cc3c-b55d-47bf-b53c-93bf42d9097e (scored 0)
- Christian Booher on Joey Porter Jr.: Booher argues the Lions' struggling secondary needs a cornerback addition and names four trade targets Detroit could acquire: Joey Porter Jr., Kristian Fulton, Tyson Campbell and Mike Jackson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cb2f0d9c-344e-4ab3-8cb2-cb082235e123 (scored 0)
- Bryan DeArdo on Joey Porter Jr.: DeArdo suggests that if the Steelers do move Joey Porter Jr. before the Nov. 10 trade deadline, the Lions are a plausible destination given their early-season defensive struggles. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52d5ce7b-845f-4892-9bb6-72964ef5e082 (scored 0)
- Jacob Punturi on Joey Porter Jr.: Punturi expects the Steelers to trade cornerback Joey Porter Jr., and argues the realistic return has fallen to a second-round pick and nothing more. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f0066f23-48e0-4cd6-8855-edff19577a98 (scored 100)

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