Ryan Scott HallJan 28, 2026
Ryan treats Fernando Mendoza going first overall to the Raiders as a foregone conclusion, expects Kendrick Faulk to test well at the combine and be drafted second to the Jets or third to the Cardinals, and picks the Seahawks over the Patriots in the Super Bowl.
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What Ryan Scott Hall said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromFalk is gonna go blow up the combine, and he's gonna end up, like, going two to the jets or three to the Cardinals.
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- The episode
- AHPKC 1/28: An Amateur's Guide to Pick No. 9 in the 2026 NFL Draft
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- SaidJan 28
- GradedAug 13
- 1Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1“I think everybody's gonna say the draft starts at two. You know, Mendoza to the Raiders feels like a foregone conclusion at this point.”
- 2Seattle Seahawks to beat Patriots“patriots are gonna fucking win 1713 or something. I don't think so. I think they got it.”
- 3B.J. to be picked “going two to the jets or three to the Cardinals”“Falk is gonna go blow up the combine, and he's gonna end up, like, going two to the jets or three to the Cardinals because he's gonna have all these measurables.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 11 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 1 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Seattle Seahawks to beat Patriots2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +100 | |
| B.J. to be picked “going two to the jets or three to the Cardinals”3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 2 hits · 1 waiting | 100 | 25 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks and 1 game outcome pick — 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.
2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 25 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.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksFernando MendozaLas Vegas Raiders
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
What happenedWent 1mocked at 1100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Game Outcome PicksSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to beat Patriots
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1difficulty=+100skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- SEA
- score:
- 29-13
- skill:
- 100
- they picked:
- SEA
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- NE
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
B.J. to be picked “going two to the jets or three to the Cardinals”
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
100naive 25
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Albert Breer · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup.Tyler Sullivan · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9.Dave Richard · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.John Pluym · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.Pamela Maldonado · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Maldonado picks the Seahawks in Week 9.
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