Jason CabindaMar 13, 2025
Cabinda named the Ravens as the AFC team that has closed the gap on the Chiefs, gave a top-five list of players who play with a fullback mentality, predicted Penei Sewell will be a perennial Pro Bowler, and picked Michael Penix Jr. to break out in Atlanta.
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What Jason Cabinda said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think the Ravens are the ones who have closed the gap with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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- Move the Sticks (podcast)
- The episode
- GMFB Thursday Hour 2: Which AFC Team can knock off Chiefs? Who'll draft Shadeur Sanders? Top-5 FB Mentality Players
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- SaidMar 13, 2025
- GradedAug 14, 2026
- 1Top Player Lists“We're doing top five guys who carry the fullback mentality to their positions... Number five... Malik Mustafa... Number four is Vita Vea... Buddha Baker... Number two... George Kittle... And number one... Pine Sewel”
- 2Baltimore Ravens to beat expectations“but I will say the Ravens, I'm a big believer in... I think the Ravens are the ones who have closed the gap with the Kansas City Chiefs.”
- 3Penei Sewell to make Pro Bowl“Pene sewel Man absolute dog pro bowler and gonna be a perennial pro bowler. I would say for the next seven attends.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “We're doing top five guys who carry the fullback mentality to…”1 | Top Player Lists | — | 100 | 50 | +100 | |
| Baltimore Ravens to beat expectations2 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Penei Sewell to make Pro Bowl3 | Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 waiting | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 1 pro bowl and all-pro call, 1 surprise team call and 1 top player list — 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.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 50 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.
“We're doing top five guys who carry the fullback mentality to their positions... Number five... Malik Mustafa... Number four is Vita Vea... Buddha Baker... Number two... George Kittle... And number one... Pine Sewel”
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 50100this call−50a naive guess=50better than naive×2difficulty=+100skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- 100
- placed:
- 2
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- secondary 2: 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Surprise Team CallsBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Pro Bowl and All-Pro CallsPenei SewellDetroit Lions
Penei Sewell to make Pro Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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