Pat Fitzmaurice#8 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 17, 2025
Fitzmorris names Bears RB Roschon Johnson a deep sleeper, arguing the rebuilt interior offensive line and Ben Johnson's scheme could make them a David Montgomery-style goal-line back. They also like Browns rookie Dylan Sampson as a late-round talent bet and Panthers WR Jalen Coker as a late-round flyer, and would rather have Tyler Warren than Hunter Henry.
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- SaidJul 16, 2025
- GradedAug 5–19, 2026
- 1Dylan Sampson to outplay his draft cost (RB sixty)“that ambiguity is giving us a really nice discount on a talented young rookie. So I'm happy to bet on Samson's talent and grab him with one of my final draft picks... Samson's at RB sixty”
- 2Jalen Coker to outplay his draft cost (late round flyer)“I think this guy is sneaky good and I like him as a late round flyer.”
- 3Fantasy Rankings“I do agree with a lot of what treal is saying about Hunter Henry, but I would take Tyler Warren just for the sure possibilities with the upside.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Sampson to outplay his draft cost (RB sixty)1 | Sleeper Calls | — | 0 | 100 | −200 | |
| Jalen Coker to outplay his draft cost (late round flyer)2 | Sleeper Calls | — | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| “I do agree with a lot of what treal is saying about Hunter…”3 | Fantasy Rankings | — | 0 | 50 | −100 | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 misses · all settled | 33.3 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 2 sleeper calls and 1 fantasy ranking — 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.
All 3 have settled, averaging 33.3 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.
1Sleeper CallsDylan SampsonCleveland Browns
Dylan Sampson to outplay his draft cost (RB sixty)
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×2difficulty=−200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- call:
- sleeper
- cost:
- RB sixty
- naive:
- a player with no record returns what an unknown at his position is worth
- skill:
- −200
- player:
- Dylan Sampson
- season:
- 2025
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- RB
- had to beat:
- RB24
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual finish:
- RB57
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- measured against:
- the source named no cost, and he has no prior season — measured against the startable tier
2Sleeper CallsJalen CokerCarolina Panthers
Jalen Coker to outplay his draft cost (late round flyer)
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- call:
- sleeper
- cost:
- late round flyer
- naive:
- he repeats last season
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Jalen Coker
- season:
- 2025
- correct:
- yes
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- had to beat:
- WR83
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual finish:
- WR71
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- measured against:
- the source named no cost — measured against his own 2024 finish
“I do agree with a lot of what treal is saying about Hunter Henry, but I would take Tyler Warren just for the sure possibilities with the upside.”
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 500this call−50a naive guess=−50worse than naive×2difficulty=−100skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- −100
- placed:
- 2
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 2
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- TE 2: 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
33.3naive 50
Who this take is about
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