Shannon Sharpe#42 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 16, 2025
Sharpe predicted Puka would get a contract in roughly the $32-34 million per year range, said Justin Herbert is rated about where they belong (5-8) rather than underrated, and argued Jalen Hurts' system won't produce MVP-level passing numbers.
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What Shannon Sharpe said
I think Pookah's gonna probably be due to be somewhere slotted in that he's gonna be looking at you know, thirty two to thirty three, thirty four million.
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- Nightcap (podcast)
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- Nightcap NFL Recap - Part 2: Top 10 QBs entering 2025 + Garret Wilson got PAID
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- SaidJul 15, 2025
- GradedAug 6, 2026
How the call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naiveOne checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.
The call scored 91.7 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
The 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 call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
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positional finishTheir call against what actually happened.
Positional FinishesJustin Herbert
Justin Herbert to finish top 8 at his position, by passing yards
What happenedFinished #9called #8 · by passing yards91.67Hit · naive 10091.67this call−100a naive guess=−8.33worse than naive×2difficulty=−16.67skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −16.67
- player:
- Justin Herbert
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 91.67
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- passing yards
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 9
- actual finish:
- 9
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 8
Who this take is about
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