Kyle Brandt#56 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 1, 2025
Brandt predicts Saquon Barkley will not repeat their 2,000-yard season, landing closer to 1,400-1,500 rushing yards; they pick Ben Johnson as 2025 Coach of the Year, Jayden Daniels as the second-year QB they have most faith in (reaching the Super Bowl), and predicts the Bears could make a deep run. They also predict the top four of the NFL Top 100 list.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromSo Saquon Barkley, history says, is not going to get two thousand.
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- SaidSep 1, 2025
- GradedAug 5–17, 2026
- 1Washington Commanders to reach the Super Bowl“So Jayden, I mean, how do you beat that? Well, you go to the super Bowl in the second year.”
- 2Saquon Barkley to record 1,450 rushing yards“Let's say Saquan has a nice year and lands on fourteen fifteen. Hun”
- 3Ben Johnson to win Coach of the Year“that guy is the head coach of the Chicago Bears, Ben Johnson, who will be my Coach of the Year”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Commanders to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saquon Barkley to record 1,450 rushing yards2 | Player Season Numbers | 1,140 | 57.24 | 91.29 | −68.1 | |
| Ben Johnson to win Coach of the Year3 | Coach Award Picks | Mike Vrabel won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 calls · 1 close call · 2 misses · all settled | 19.1 | 30.4 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 1 coach award pick, 1 conference champion and 1 player season number — 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 3 have settled, averaging 19.1 out of 100, against 30.4 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.
1Conference ChampionsWashington Commanders
Washington Commanders to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked WAS0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- WAS
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE, SEA
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
2Player Season NumbersSaquon BarkleyPhiladelphia Eagles
Saquon Barkley to record 1,450 rushing yards
What happened1,140called 1,45057.24Close · naive 91.2957.24this call−91.29a naive guess=−34.05worse than naive×2difficulty=−68.1skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- 1191.89
- skill:
- −68.1
- what happened:
- 1140
- player:
- Saquon Barkley
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 57.24
- baseline:
- 91.29
- they said:
- 1450
- statistic:
- rushing_yards
- difficulty:
- 2
- last season:
- 2005
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- position average:
- 378.78
- zero at percent out:
- 50
Ben Johnson to win Coach of the Year
What happenedMike Vrabel woncalled Ben Johnson0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- award:
- coach_of_the_year
- coach:
- Ben Johnson
- naive:
- the naive pick was Kevin O'Connell, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- who won:
- Mike Vrabel
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
19.1naive 30.4
Who this take is about
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More coach award picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Matt Hasselbeck · Coach Award Picks · Miss 0
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Gustafson picked the Bears, Eagles, Rams, Patriots, Jaguars and Texans in the wild card round, the Rams and Bears in the NFC, the Broncos and Patriots in the AFC, and the Patriots to beat the Bears in the Super Bowl. Their awards slate included Stafford for MVP, Puka for OPOY and Liam Cohen for Coach of the Year.Brandon Carney · Coach Award Picks · Hit 100
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Eisen gave their Week 13 power rankings, with the Rams first, Patriots second and the Cowboys entering at No. 10, and also named New England and Philadelphia as the first teams to clinch playoff spots, picked Seattle to beat Minnesota, and tabbed Drake Maye as an MVP finalist and Mike Vrabel as Coach of the Year.