John Middlekauff#48 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 10, 2025
Middlekauff predicts Daniel Jones will be the Colts' Week 1 starter over Anthony Richardson, expects Seattle to finish over .500 (roughly 10-7 again), and picks Bryson DeChambeau as the golfer with the best chance to beat Scottie Scheffler at the US Open at Oakmont. They also say Kevin Stefanski would quit by the end of the year if forced to start Shedeur Sanders.
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What John Middlekauff said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think Daniel Jones is gonna be the start of Week one.
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- SaidJun 9, 2025
- GradedAug 5, 2026
- 1Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart“I think Daniel Jones is gonna be the start of Week one. And that was before the kid heard his inj hit his shoulder.”
- 2Seattle Seahawks to finish with 10 wins“They went ten and seven last year. It's not like they won four or five games, so why couldn't they go ten and seven again?... I'd be stunned if they're not over five hundred.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 1 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Seattle Seahawks to finish with 10 wins2 | Season Win Totals | 14 | 20 | 5 | +30 | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 miss · all settled | 60 | 52.5 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 season win total — 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.
All 2 have settled, averaging 60 out of 100, against 52.5 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
Daniel Jones · 2025 season4 calls from 4 pundits between 1 and 1. John Middlekauff said 1. the room's median is 1. what happened: 1
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question, before the answer existed. The bar is what actually happened. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against what happened
Their call against what actually happened.
1Depth Chart CallsDaniel JonesIndianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- IND
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Daniel Jones
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 1
- 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
2Season Win TotalsSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to finish with 10 wins
What happened14called 1020Miss · naive 520this call−5a naive guess=15better than naive×2difficulty=+30skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- SEA
- naive:
- 9.25
- skill:
- 30
- what happened:
- 14
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 20
- baseline:
- 5
- they said:
- 10
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
60naive 52.5
Who this take is about
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