Rich Hribar#24 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 9, 2026
Hribar trusts Justin Herbert in Week 1 under new OC Mike McDaniel, expecting improved red-zone efficiency but a decline in rushing production. They view Jacoby Brissett as a volume-based QB2 for a Cardinals team likely to be pass-heavy as road underdogs, and expects Jake Slaughter, Cole Strange and Kayode Awosika to start on the Chargers' interior line.
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What Rich Hribar said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromWhile McDaniel will surely use Herbert's athleticism, I expect his rushing production to decline somewhat.
- Where it was published
- Sharp Football Analysis
- The piece
- Cardinals vs. Chargers Fantasy Football Worksheet, Week 1
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- Tell us and we will look
- 1Kayode Awosika to be 1st on the depth chart“Kayode Awosika will play left guard.”
- 2Cole Strange to be 1st on the depth chart“Cole Strange comes over with McDaniel to play right guard.”
- 3Jake Slaughter to be 1st on the depth chart“Second-round rookie Jake Slaughter will start at center.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayode Awosika to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Cole Strange to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jake Slaughter to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 3 depth chart calls — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Jake Slaughter · 2026 season23 calls from 16 pundits between 1 and 2. Rich Hribar said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
1Depth Chart CallsKayode AwosikaLos Angeles Chargers
Kayode Awosika to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsCole StrangeLos Angeles Chargers
Cole Strange to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsJake SlaughterLos Angeles Chargers
Jake Slaughter to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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