Doug "D-Mac" McKainApr 10, 2026
The Rams podcast host predicts Carnell Tate will most likely be the first wide receiver selected in the upcoming draft, and they endorse Sean McVay as the No. 1 head coach in the NFL, ahead of Andy Reid.
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What Doug "D-Mac" McKain said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think Carnell Tate will be the first wide receiver taken most likely
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- SaidApr 9
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- 1Carnell Tate to be 1st wide receiver off the board“I think Carnell Tate will be the first wide receiver taken most likely, but Tyson has something that Mekhi Lemmon doesn't have”
- 2Head Coach Rankings“I think that not only is Sean McVay the number one coach in the NFL, I think he's the most important coach in all of professional sports.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnell Tate to be 1st wide receiver off the board1 | Position Order Calls | — | 100 | 9.48 | +90.52 | |
| “I think that not only is Sean McVay the number one coach in the…”2 | Head Coach Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 9.5 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 head coach ranking and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 9.5 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
Carnell Tate · 2026 season · positional finish9 calls from 9 pundits between 1 positional finish and 1 positional finish. Doug "D-Mac" McKain said 1 positional finish. the room's median is 1 positional finish. what happened: 1 positional finish
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Their call against what happened
positional finishTheir call against what actually happened.
1Position Order CallsCarnell Tate
Carnell Tate to be 1st wide receiver off the board
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 9.48100this call−9.48a naive guess=90.52better than naive×1difficulty=+90.52skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- naming one of the 36 at random averages 9.48
- skill:
- 90.52
- player:
- Carnell Tate
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 9.48
- position:
- wide receiver
- class size:
- 36
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 1
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
“I think that not only is Sean McVay the number one coach in the NFL, I think he's the most important coach in all of professional sports.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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Eisen laid out their "come at me" mock draft of the top 10 picks of the 2026 NFL Draft, including a projected Chiefs trade up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese.
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Marino stacks 14 inside linebackers in the 2026 NFL draft class and assigns each a round-value grade, with Sonny Styles first (top-10 grade) and Anthony Hill third; they say Hill would be their preferred pick if Buffalo takes a linebacker at No. 26.Ian Rapoport · Position Order Calls · Tetairoa McMillan · Close 71
Rapoport said Travis Hunter is likely the pick at No. 2 for the Browns, that Shedeur Sanders is in play at No. 3, and predicted Tetairoa McMillan would be the first receiver drafted. They also expected Brock Purdy's next deal to land around $50 million per year with Dak Prescott remaining the only quarterback above $60 million.Peter Schrager · Position Order Calls · Tetairoa McMillan · Close 71
Schrager laid out their top 10 prospects entering the 2025 combine, with Travis Hunter first, Abdul Carter second and Tyler Warren third, and attached draft-range calls to several of them — Will Johnson in the first round, Mason Graham a top-five pick, Ashton Jeanty a first-rounder, Tyler Warren not escaping the top ten, and Cam Ward a top-five to top-ten pick who will start as a rookie.Matty Lane · Position Order Calls · Spencer Fano · Hit 100
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