Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 3, 2025

Rosenthal laid out their end-of-season award ballot — Lamar Jackson for MVP, Zack Baun for Defensive Player of the Year, Saquon Barkley for Offensive Player of the Year, Jayden Daniels for Offensive Rookie of the Year, JK Dobbins for Comeback Player, Dan Campbell for Coach of the Year and Jeff Stoutland for Assistant Coach of the Year — while also predicting that Myles Garrett could take DPOY, Joe Burrow will likely win Comeback Player, and Vic Fangio may win Assistant Coach of the Year.

Said on air or in an interview · Around the NFL (podcast)Hear the original

3 of 7calls landed3 hits · 4 misses · 2 waiting

42.9Average accuracyout of 100, across 7 calls

0A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

7 of 9Settled2 still waiting

#39Gregg Rosenthal’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Gregg Rosenthal said

I'm going Zach Bond Defensive Player of the Year, Patrick number two, and Trey Hendrickson three.

Gregg Rosenthal, the lead quote

Where it was said: Around the NFL (podcast)
The episode: Myles Garrett Landing Spots, NFL Awards & All-Pro Picks with Jourdan Rodrigue
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SaidFeb 3, 2025
GradedAug 5, 2026

Box score, by kind

HitCloseMissWaiting

Group	Hits	Misses	Waiting
Coach Award Picks	0	1	2
Award Picks	3	3	0
All	3	4	2

How each call scored

9 checkable claims — 6 award picks and 3 coach award picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 12 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

7 of 9 have settled so far, averaging 42.9 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.

Coach Award Picks1 miss · 2 waitingShow ▸

Dan Campbell to win Coach of the Year
“I still stuck with my original one two, which was Dan Campbell Andy Reid”
Kevin O'Connell woncalled Dan Campbell
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 1 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
award:
coach_of_the_year
coach:
Dan Campbell
naive:
the naive pick was Kevin Stefanski, who won it the year before
skill:
0
season:
2024
who won:
Kevin O'Connell
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
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Vic Fangio to win Assistant Coach of the Year
“Yeah, I think he might win the award, and that will be really funny to see the taped video that he sends into NFL Honors”
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Jeff Stotlin to win Assistant Coach of the Year
“So I'm giving my Assistant Coach of the Year to Jeff Stotlin.”
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Award Picks3 hits · 3 missesShow ▸

Saquon Barkley to win Offensive Player of the Year
“Offensive Player of the Year... I went Saquon Chase in Burrow.”
Saquon Barkley Philadelphia Eagles
Saquon Barkley won
100Hit
100 − 0 naive = 100 × 1 difficulty = +100 skill
How this was scored
award:
offensive_player_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Christian McCaffrey, who won it the year before
skill:
100
player:
Saquon Barkley
season:
2024
who won:
Saquon Barkley
correct:
yes
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
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Lamar Jackson to win MVP
“I wrote down Lamar Allen Saquon... So I will go Lamar Allen Saquon one, two, three.”
Lamar Jackson Baltimore Ravens
Josh Allen woncalled Lamar Jackson
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 1 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
award:
mvp
naive:
the naive pick was Lamar Jackson, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Lamar Jackson
season:
2024
who won:
Josh Allen
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
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Jayden Daniels to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
“offensive Rookie of the Year, this is the name I was teasing before Jayden Daniels number one.”
Jayden Daniels Washington Commanders
Jayden Daniels won
100Hit
100 − 0 naive = 100 × 1 difficulty = +100 skill
How this was scored
award:
offensive_rookie_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was C.J. Stroud, who won it the year before
skill:
100
player:
Jayden Daniels
season:
2024
who won:
Jayden Daniels
correct:
yes
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
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J.K. Dobbins to win Comeback Player of the Year
“I'm gonna give it to JK. Dobbins and I'll go Donald second and Tomar Hamlin third.”
J.K. Dobbins Los Angeles Chargers
Joe Burrow woncalled J.K. Dobbins
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 1 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
award:
comeback_player_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Joe Flacco, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
J.K. Dobbins
season:
2024
who won:
Joe Burrow
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
Joe Burrow to win Comeback Player of the Year
“Comeback Player of the Year. Burrow's probably gonna win it”
Joe Burrow Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow won
100Hit
100 − 0 naive = 100 × 1 difficulty = +100 skill
How this was scored
award:
comeback_player_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Joe Flacco, who won it the year before
skill:
100
player:
Joe Burrow
season:
2024
who won:
Joe Burrow
correct:
yes
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
Myles Garrett to win Defensive Player of the Year
“He is still playing as a Defensive Player of the Year level. I think he might win the award this week.”
Myles Garrett Cleveland Browns
Pat Surtain II woncalled Myles Garrett
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 1 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
award:
defensive_player_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Myles Garrett, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Myles Garrett
season:
2024
who won:
Pat Surtain II
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
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