Christopher Mad Dog RussoFeb 12, 2025
Russo argued Jalen Hurts belongs in the top five quarterbacks in the NFL, behind only Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Mahomes.
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What Christopher Mad Dog Russo said
You can make an argument right now that he cracks the top five in the league.
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- Rich's Way Too Early NFL 2025 Season Power Rankings
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- SaidFeb 12, 2025
- GradedAug 13, 2026
How the call scored
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The call scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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positional finishTheir call against what actually happened.
Positional FinishesJalen HurtsPhiladelphia Eagles
Jalen Hurts to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards
What happenedFinished #20called #5 · by passing yards0Miss · naive 500this call−50a naive guess=−50worse than naive×1difficulty=−50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −50
- player:
- Jalen Hurts
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- passing yards
- difficulty:
- 1
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 14
- actual finish:
- 20
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- predicted finish:
- 5
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