# Chris Simms: Simms named the Bears the NFL's best overall offense and best rushing offense, the Bengals the best passing offense, Seattle the best total defense, Minnesota the best pass defense and Tampa Bay the best run defense; he also called Tristan Wirfs the league's best offensive lineman, projected Miami's Malachi Toney as a top-15 pick, and predicted a 30-14 Jaguars win in Baltimore. **Claimed:** Nov 5, 2026 **Pundit:** Chris Simms — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-simms **Outlet:** Chris Simms Unbuttoned (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/chris-simms-unbuttoned-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/006cbbeb-1b7a-4729-b380-b3df0127e8db/02686249-75b3-40ce-b58f-b3df0134b685/a926b15b-61d2-4aff-bbed-b4f90129098d/audio.mp3?in_playlist=89df2a40-d377-4495-87df-b3df0134b68b 9 checkable claims — 6 position group finish, 1 depth chart call, 1 mock draft pick and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 2 of 9 have settled so far, averaging 47.4 out of 100, against 25 for a naive guess at the same calls. Of the 5 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one. > I just think the Bears are the elitist of them all. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jacksonville Jaguars 30 — Baltimore 14** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: scored 83.33 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 5, 2026): Jaguars by 8.5, total 40.5 · this 30–14 calls a bigger Jaguars win (by 16) and more points (44). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Malachi Corley to be picked “top 15 pick” (picks 1–15)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Malachi Corley - Verdict: scored 11.46 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Chicago Bears offense to be the best in the league** - Kind: Position Group Finish · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Minnesota Vikings defense to be the best in the league** - Kind: Position Group Finish · About: Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jacoby Brissett to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jacoby Brissett, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense to be the best in the league** - Kind: Position Group Finish · About: Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cincinnati Bengals offense to be the best in the league** - Kind: Position Group Finish · About: Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Seattle Seahawks defense to be the best in the league** - Kind: Position Group Finish · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Chicago Bears running back to be the best in the league** - Kind: Position Group Finish · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - Malachi Corley — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/malachi-corley - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Jacoby Brissett — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jacoby-brissett - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Tampa Bay Buccaneers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/buccaneers - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks ## What others said about the same people - John Middlekauff on Caleb Williams: Middlekauff expects either Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson to win this year's MVP, calling them the two best players in the league. He is pessimistic on the Bears, forecasting six or seven wins and saying he'd bet Caleb Williams doesn't work out as a franchise quarterback. He also sees Oklahoma's John Mattier as a first-round pick who'll be in the Heisman mix. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/deaaf3f6-e53e-4080-a0ca-d5f872b54c6a (scored 0) - Jeremy Brener on Seattle Seahawks: Brener picked the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in Week 9 by a multi-score margin, giving a final score of 27-13, and expressed confidence Seattle would be fine with Drew Lock starting at quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7eb2d245-63d0-4be0-80ba-3f60197e2b16 (scored 100) - Albert Breer on Seattle Seahawks: Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4d67a8a5-0c05-4abe-b2ca-f0cef8390b1d (scored 100) - Tyler Sullivan on Seattle Seahawks: Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dfca04b3-5c80-4a2e-b0de-8ac3a25f225b (scored 100) - Dave Richard on Seattle Seahawks: Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d3db433e-52c6-42d1-a3b0-6b342aac8a9e (scored 100) - John Pluym on Seattle Seahawks: Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e3897747-c55f-4340-9e82-03f9730f87ba (scored 100) ## More position group finish The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Long on Green Bay Packers: Previewing the Week 9 slate, Chris Long expects the Saints to beat Cleveland, the Colts to beat Dallas, New England to edge Green Bay, and Baltimore to beat the Chargers on Monday night. He also calls the Packers a top-10 defense once Micah Parsons returns, names his top six quarterbacks of the season, and expects Brandon Ayuk to be released, with Will Lee and Trevion Henderson sidelined this week. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/623f8e00-789e-4239-9edc-5e1285346b9d (not settled) - Christopher Carter on Pittsburgh Steelers: Carter argues the Steelers' defense genuinely belongs among the NFL's top five, crediting Patrick Graham's scheme, and frames the discussion around whether that level holds for the rest of the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/33915df4-7b64-482e-b9ec-73b9bd1cd412 (not settled) - Nick Wright on Buffalo Bills: Wright picked Buffalo to beat Baltimore in Lamar Jackson's return game, argued the Bills' much-maligned defense will climb to roughly 24th in the league rather than finishing 30th, expects Jacksonville to beat the Ravens four days later, and said a win in Denver would make 12 wins Kansas City's floor. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c597cd66-46e9-4cd1-b562-93b413d2c20b (not settled) - Dan Orlovsky on Buffalo Bills: Orlovsky argued that the Bills' defensive issues are a handful of blown-coverage snaps per game, and that if Buffalo cleans those up it has the talent and scheme to finish as a top-15, top-half-of-the-league defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/191b139b-f215-4f19-bfcc-e3b9676b1f77 (not settled) - Jared Feinberg on Las Vegas Raiders: Feinberg argues the Raiders have become the worst rushing offense in the NFL again and cannot win games without a run game, while praising Tre Tucker's emergence; most of the piece is retrospective reaction to the loss rather than forward-looking claims. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7e45ef09-7dd9-4e54-8db9-9ded546551b2 (not settled) - Chad Jensen on Denver Broncos: Jensen expects Denver's starting offensive line to rebound into top-five status now that the schedule eases, and he anticipates left guard Ben Powers leaving in free agency next offseason. He also frames five trade candidates — Jonathan Taylor, Quenton Nelson, Bucky Irving, Vita Vea and Saquon Barkley — as realistic targets rather than moves he predicts will happen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/40f6b4a4-96db-480f-9118-934e77950f67 (not settled) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=chris-simms