Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 12, 2025
Rosenthal insists the Eagles will keep Zack Baun, whether by franchise tag or a big multi-year deal, and predicts a large market for them; they also expect the Eagles to sit atop power rankings going into next season.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromHe's not going anywhere. I don't care. They'll franchise tag him.
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- What’s Next For the Eagles, Saints Hire Kellen Moore and Ranking the Best Super Bowl Winners since 2012
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- SaidFeb 12, 2025
- GradedOct 7, 2026
- 1Zack Baun to move to Philadelphia Eagles“We know they have not going anywhere. I don't care. They'll franchise tag him... I don't think they'll ever let him go. I really don't... I think they'll get that done like next week”
- 2Power Rankings“things are going to change but they will, they will be atop those power ring”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Baun to move to Philadelphia Eagles1 | Trade and Signing Calls | Ended up with PHI | 100 | 55 | +90 | |
| “things are going to change but they will, they will be atop…”2 | Power Rankings | Ranked #3 | 75 | 100 | −25 | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · all settled | 87.5 | 77.5 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive2 checkable claims — 1 power ranking and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 2 have settled, averaging 87.5 out of 100, against 77.5 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.
1Trade and Signing CallsZack BaunPhiladelphia Eagles
Zack Baun to move to Philadelphia Eagles
What happenedEnded up with PHI100Hit · naive 55100this call−55a naive guess=45better than naive×2difficulty=+90skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 90
- player:
- Zack Baun
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- he stays
- was with:
- PHI
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 55
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- 55% of players are with the same club the next season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- PHI
- weeks left when called:
- 18
“things are going to change but they will, they will be atop those power ring”
What happenedRanked #3called #175Close · naive 10075this call−100a naive guess=−25worse than naive×1difficulty=−25skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- PHI
- naive:
- finishes where it finished last season (9)
- skill:
- −25
- season:
- 2024
- window:
- top 1
- accuracy:
- 75
- baseline:
- 100
- settled by:
- final standings: win percentage, then point differential
- actual rank:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- clubs ranked:
- 32
- predicted rank:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- zero at places out:
- 8
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
87.5naive 77.5
Who this take is about
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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