Danny Parkins#75 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 27, 2026
Parkins predicted rookie Fernando Mendoza would be the Raiders' Week 1 starting quarterback, said they believe Aaron Donald's comeback with the Rams is going to happen, and forecast a better Patriots team with a worse record — around 10 or 11 wins rather than 14.
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What Danny Parkins said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromWill Fernando Mendoza start week one? I'm gonna say yes.
- Where it was said
- First Things First (podcast)
- The episode
- LeBron signs with 76ers, Caleb Williams ranked 51st, Ben Stiller joins, Will Aaron Donald return?
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- 1Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chart“We're gonna disagree on this one too. Will Fernando Mendoza start week one? I'm gonna say yes.”
- 2Aaron Donald to move to Los Angeles Rams“Maybe even getting, closer to Aaron Donald making an official decision to rejoin the team... I think this is happening.”
- 3Season Win Totals“They're not gonna win 14 games... Like, I feel like they could be a 10 or 11 win team, be a better football team, but have a worse record”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Aaron Donald to move to Los Angeles Rams2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “They're not gonna win 14 games... Like, I feel like they could…”3 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 2 waiting · 1 too vague to check | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 season win total and 1 trade and signing call — the 2 we can check each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of the 2 calls we can check have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
The other one was too vague to check, so it is not graded.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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
Fernando Mendoza · 2026 season53 calls from 40 pundits between 1 and 3. Danny Parkins 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.
Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsFernando MendozaLas Vegas Raiders
Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsAaron DonaldLos Angeles Rams
Aaron Donald to move to Los Angeles Rams
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Season Win TotalsNew England Patriots
“They're not gonna win 14 games... Like, I feel like they could be a 10 or 11 win team, be a better football team, but have a worse record”
VerdictToo vague to checkToo vague to check: we could not tell what would count as right, so it stays on the record without a score.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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