Chad Ochocinco Johnson#63 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 19, 2025
Ochocinco says Christian Gonzalez belongs in the top-five DB conversation, believes Kyler Murray will be elsewhere next year, expects Chase to get a one-game suspension, backs Sam Darnold to bounce back, and floats Jaxon Smith-Njigba reaching 2,000 receiving yards. They also remind listeners they called the Bears and Panthers as teams to watch before the season.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromWho are the two teams I told you to watch out for before the season started when I talked to you in August. The Bears and the Panthers.
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- BEST OF NFL Week 11 Part 2: Ja'Marr Chase SPIT on Jalen Ramsey?!, Sam Darnold MELTDOWN throwing 4 PICKS against the Rams
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- SaidNov 18, 2025
- GradedAug 7–14, 2026
- 1Christian Gonzalez to finish top 5 at his position, by interceptions“he needs to be in the conversation of top five dbs.”
- 2Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 2,000 receiving yards“he just going head huper crazy, dude gonna get two thousand”
- 3Carolina Panthers to beat expectations“Who are the two teams I told you to watch out for before the season started... The Bears and the Panthers.”
- 4Chicago Bears to beat expectations“Who are the two teams I told you to watch out for before the season started... The Bears and the Panthers.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Gonzalez to finish top 5 at his position, by interceptions1 | Positional Finishes | Finished #343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 2,000 receiving yards2 | Player Season Numbers | 1,793 | 79.3 | 0 | +110.23 | |
| Carolina Panthers to beat expectations3 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicago Bears to beat expectations4 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 close call · 1 miss · 2 waiting | 39.7 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 2 surprise team calls, 1 player season number and 1 positional finish — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 39.7 out of 100, against 0 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.
Their call against what happened
positional finishTheir call against what actually happened.
1Positional FinishesChristian GonzalezNew England Patriots
Christian Gonzalez to finish top 5 at his position, by interceptions
What happenedFinished #343called #5 · by interceptions0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.39difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Christian Gonzalez
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- secondary
- ranked by:
- interceptions
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 71
- actual finish:
- 343
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- predicted finish:
- 5
2Player Season NumbersJaxon Smith-NjigbaSeattle Seahawks
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 2,000 receiving yards
What happened1,793called 2,00079.3Close · naive 079.3this call−0a naive guess=79.3better than naive×1.39difficulty=+110.23skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- 739.87
- skill:
- 110.23
- what happened:
- 1793
- player:
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 79.3
- baseline:
- 0
- they said:
- 2000
- statistic:
- receiving_yards
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- last season:
- 1130
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- position average:
- 349.73
- zero at percent out:
- 50
3Surprise Team CallsCarolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Surprise Team CallsChicago Bears
Chicago Bears to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
39.7naive 0
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