Jason McIntyre#46 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 26, 2026
McIntyre argued Mac Jones would thrive in Minnesota under Kevin O'Connell, leading to an eleven-win playoff season, and suggested Malik Willis would only produce six or seven wins.
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What Jason McIntyre said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromyou're in THE. Nfc the last thing The niners need Mac jones to go there thrive with koc they win eleven games to make the. Playoffs
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- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
- The episode
- THE HERD - Hour 3 - Live from the NFL Combine
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- SaidFeb 26
- GradedAug 7
- 1Minnesota Vikings to finish with 11 wins“Mac jones to go there thrive with koc they win eleven games to make the. Playoffs”
- 2Minnesota Vikings to make the playoffs“they win eleven games to make the. Playoffs”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings to finish with 11 wins1 | Season Win Totals | 9 | 60 | 55 | +5 | |
| Minnesota Vikings to make the playoffs2 | Playoff Picks | Missed the playoffs | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 calls · 1 close call · 1 miss · all settled | 30 | 27.5 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 playoff pick and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
All 2 have settled, averaging 30 out of 100, against 27.5 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.
Where this call stands in the room
Minnesota Vikings · 2025 season · wins8 calls from 7 pundits between 7 wins and 11 wins. Jason McIntyre said 11 wins. the room's median is 8 wins. what happened: 9 wins
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Their call against what happened
winsTheir call against what actually happened.
1Season Win TotalsMinnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings to finish with 11 wins
What happened9called 1160Close · naive 5560this call−55a naive guess=5better than naive×1difficulty=+5skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- MIN
- naive:
- 11.25
- skill:
- 5
- what happened:
- 9
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 60
- baseline:
- 55
- they said:
- 11
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Playoff PicksMinnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings to make the playoffs
What happenedMissed the playoffs0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- MIN
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive guess said:
- yes
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made the playoffs:
- no
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
30naive 27.5
Who this take is about
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More playoff picks
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