Dwaine BoardApr 3, 2026
Board expects edge rushers TJ Parker and Zion Young to be available in the second or late third round, and would trade down to take one of them rather than draft Cassius Howell.
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2 of 2calls landed2 hits · all settled
100Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls
50A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
2 of 2Settlednone still waiting
0Waitingnot graded yet
What Dwaine Board said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromAnd those two guys, I think, they're sitting right where the 40 nines need them because they're gonna be in the lower, in well, the second round, lower third round.
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- SaidApr 3
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- 1T.J. Parker to be picked “the second round, lower third round” (picks 33–100)“And those two guys, I think, they're sitting right where the 40 nines need them because they're gonna be in the lower, in well, the second round, lower third round.”
- 2Zion Young to be picked “the second round, lower third round” (picks 33–100)“And those two guys, I think, they're sitting right where the 40 nines need them because they're gonna be in the lower, in well, the second round, lower third round.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Parker to be picked “the second round, lower third round” (picks 33–100)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 35 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Zion Young to be picked “the second round, lower third round” (picks 33–100)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 45 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 hits · all settled | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 2 have settled, averaging 100 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.
Their call against what happened
overall pickthe second round, lower third round (picks 33–100)They said
35What happened
Their call against what actually happened.
T.J. Parker to be picked “the second round, lower third round” (picks 33–100)
What happenedWent 35100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- T.J. Parker
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 35
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- the second round, lower third round (picks 33–100)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Zion Young to be picked “the second round, lower third round” (picks 33–100)
What happenedWent 45100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Zion Young
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 45
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- the second round, lower third round (picks 33–100)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 50
Who this take is about
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