Tom Pelissero#5 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 31, 2025
Pelissero expects Kellen Moore to be hired as the Saints' next head coach right after the Super Bowl, doubts any team has a quarterback as its No. 1 overall player in the draft while still expecting Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders to be first-round picks, anticipates Mike McCarthy will get head-coaching opportunities in 2026, and sees Las Vegas as a plausible landing spot for Russell Wilson.
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What Tom Pelissero said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think it's fair to say all indications are right now that Kellen Moore is the top candidate for that job.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
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- Top 5 Pro Bowl Games Rich Would Crush
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- SaidJan 31, 2025
- GradedAug 13, 2026
- 1Cam Ward to be picked “first round picks” (picks 1–32)“Cam Ward and Shadoor Sanders are both probably gonna be first round picks based on everyone that I've spoken to here.”
- 2Shedeur Sanders to be picked “first round picks” (picks 1–32)“Cam Ward and Shadoor Sanders are both probably gonna be first round picks based on everyone that I've spoken to here.”
- 3Kellen Moore to move to New Orleans Saints“So you have to connect the dots a tiny bit on this rich, but I think it's fair to say all indications are right now that Kellen Moore is the top candidate for that job.”
- 4Cam Ward to move“Cam Ward and Shadoor Sanders are both probably gonna be first round picks based on everyone that I've spoken to here.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward to be picked “first round picks” (picks 1–32)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 1 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Shedeur Sanders to be picked “first round picks” (picks 1–32)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 144 | 0.78 | 50 | — | |
| Kellen Moore to move to New Orleans Saints3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Cam Ward to move4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 hit · 1 miss · 2 waiting | 50.4 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks and 2 trade and signing calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 50.4 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.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
Cam Ward to be picked “first round picks” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 1100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cam Ward
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round picks (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Mock Draft PicksShedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders to be picked “first round picks” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 1440.78Miss · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Shedeur Sanders
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 0.78
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 144
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0.78
- predicted pick:
- first round picks (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
3Trade and Signing CallsKellen MooreNew Orleans Saints
Kellen Moore to move to New Orleans Saints
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsCam Ward
Cam Ward to move
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
50.4naive 50
Who this take is about
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