Chad Ochocinco Johnson#63 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 21, 2025
Johnson says Jalen Hurts is definitively a top-five quarterback, ranking them fifth, and predicts the Eagles have a good chance to return to the Super Bowl barring injury. They also say unsigned veterans like Keenan Allen will land on rosters, and says the Ravens just need to stop turning the ball over in the playoffs.
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What Chad Ochocinco Johnson said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromBut is definitely top five and he's at five.
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- Nightcap Hour 2: Unc & Ocho react to Cam Newton leaving Jalen Hurts out of the Top 10 QBs
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- SaidJul 21, 2025
- GradedAug 5–17, 2026
- 1Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl“But they've gotten better, added some additions with the draft and the off season, and there's a chance they could go back again... barring injury.”
- 2Jalen Hurts to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards“But is definitely top five and he's at five.”
- 3Keenan Allen: a roster call with no direction stated“Nah, No, he coming, he coming, He coming, he coming... I think most of the veterans, some of the big names that we're used to seeing... They're gonna be a roster.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jalen Hurts to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards2 | Positional Finishes | Finished #16 | 8.33 | 66.67 | −116.67 | |
| Keenan Allen: a roster call with no direction stated3 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 2 misses · 1 waiting | 4.2 | 33.3 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 1 conference champion, 1 positional finish and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 4.2 out of 100, against 33.3 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.
Where this call stands in the room
Jalen Hurts · 2025 season · positional finish3 calls from 3 pundits between 5 positional finish and 16 positional finish. Chad Ochocinco Johnson said 5 positional finish. the room's median is 5 positional finish. what happened: 16 positional finish
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1Conference ChampionsPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked PHI0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- PHI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE, SEA
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
2Positional FinishesJalen HurtsPhiladelphia Eagles
Jalen Hurts to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards
What happenedFinished #16called #5 · by passing yards8.33Miss · naive 66.678.33this call−66.67a naive guess=−58.34worse than naive×2difficulty=−116.67skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −116.67
- player:
- Jalen Hurts
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 8.33
- baseline:
- 66.67
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- passing yards
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 20
- actual finish:
- 16
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 5
3Roster Spot CallsKeenan Allen
Keenan Allen: a roster call with no direction stated
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
4.2naive 33.3
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Michael David Smith · Trade and Signing Calls · Keenan Allen · Hit 100
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Fanelli suggested Keenan Allen may be dealt away from Indianapolis, with Week 9 potentially their final appearance for the Colts.Garrett Podell · Game Outcome Picks · Philadelphia Eagles · Miss 0
Podell predicts the Eagles, behind new starting quarterback Joe Milton III, snap their six-game losing streak by upsetting the first-place Giants in Week 9.Zachary Pereles · Score Predictions · Philadelphia Eagles · Miss 17
Pereles picks the Eagles to beat the Commanders on Sunday Night Football, 20-17, expecting Philadelphia's defense to bounce back toward its Week 1 form.
More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Damonza Byrd · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
The co-host picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams in the NFC Championship game, and says they believe New England will win in Denver even though they are taking the Broncos with the points.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
The host picks the Rams to beat the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and believes the winner of that game wins the Super Bowl, i.e. that this is the Rams' year; they also pick New England to win in Denver despite taking the Broncos with the points, and says Stafford is winning MVP. They call Sean McVay the second-best coach in the NFL.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · Denver Broncos · Close 50
Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.AJ Hawk · Conference Champions · Los Angeles Rams · Close 50
Hawk picked the Patriots to win in Denver despite liking Stidham and the Broncos defense, and in the NFC they stuck with the Rams, saying Stafford gets to the Super Bowl.Derek Murphy · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Bone said after watching film that Seattle will handle the Rams in the NFC Championship Game, and that the Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl.