Jeff CavanaughJul 6, 2026
Cavanaugh gave their own top-seven ranking of NFL quarterbacks, with Patrick Mahomes first and Dak Prescott fifth, and called Bijan Robinson the best running back in football.
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What Jeff Cavanaugh said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromMy list would be Mahomes, Lamar, Josh, Burrow, Deck, Stafford, Love
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- Do the Cowboys Have a Top-5 Offensive Mind? | Schottenheimer, Javonte & NFL Roster Debate
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- 1Bijan Robinson to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards“So number one, I think, has been number one... I think this was the best running back in football. Bijon Robinson is freaking incredible.”
- 2Top Player Lists“My list would be Mahomes, Lamar, Josh, Burrow, Deck, Stafford, Love, and then I don't care... But that would be my top seven.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards1 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| “My list would be Mahomes, Lamar, Josh, Burrow, Deck, Stafford,…”2 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 positional finish and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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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.
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positional finishTheir call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Positional FinishesBijan Robinson
Bijan Robinson to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“My list would be Mahomes, Lamar, Josh, Burrow, Deck, Stafford, Love, and then I don't care... But that would be my top seven.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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