Shannon Sharpe#42 of 87 NFL pundits · May 30, 2025
Sharpe expects Joe Flacco to open the season as Cleveland's starter over Dylan Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, thinks Deshaun Watson won't play in 2025, ranks the Browns behind Cincinnati and Baltimore in the AFC North, and predicts Kyle Pitts will be gone from Atlanta after another poor season. They also pick OKC as favorites over Indiana in the NBA Finals.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromIt's hard for me to see a scenario in which Dylan Gabriel or should door beats flack go out
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- SaidMay 30, 2025
- GradedAug 5, 2026
- 1Joe Flacco to be 1st on the depth chart“It's hard for me to see a scenario in which Dylan Gabriel or should door beats flack go out and like, Okay, yeah, this is the direction that we're going in to start the season.”
- 2Kyle Pitts to move to Atlanta Falcons“if he has another lackluster season, he will not be in Atlanta after this season”
- 3Trayvon Henderson: a roster call with no direction stated“Trey Henderson, it's hard to see. I think he plays, but not before he sets out the first half to get that of credited season.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 1 | 100 | 91.67 | +16.67 | |
| Kyle Pitts to move to Atlanta Falcons2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Trayvon Henderson: a roster call with no direction stated3 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 waiting | 100 | 91.7 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 roster spot call and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 91.7 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.
Their call against what happened
Their call against what actually happened.
1Depth Chart CallsJoe FlaccoCleveland Browns
Joe Flacco to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards100Hit · naive 91.67100this call−91.67a naive guess=8.33better than naive×2difficulty=+16.67skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- CIN
- skill:
- 16.67
- player:
- Joe Flacco
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 91.67
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- passing yards
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Trade and Signing CallsKyle PittsAtlanta Falcons
Kyle Pitts to move to Atlanta Falcons
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Roster Spot CallsTrayvon HendersonCincinnati Bengals
Trayvon Henderson: a roster call with no direction stated
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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