Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 28, 2025
Eisen picked the NFC West with the Rams first — calling them possibly the class of the entire NFC — then the 49ers, Seahawks and Cardinals; they also said Cal Raleigh will win AL MVP and reach 60 home runs.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think the Rams may wind up by the end of the day, the class of the entire conference.
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- SaidAug 28, 2025
- GradedAug 13–17, 2026
- 1Los Angeles Rams to win the division“I've got the niner second, and I think the Rams may wind up by the end of the day, the class of the entire conference.”
- 2Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart“JSN is now the new number one Cooper Kupp has come in.”
- 3Power Rankings“And I'll put the Arizona Cardinals in that spot... But I do have them third. I've got the niner second, and I think the Rams may wind up by the end of the day, the class of the entire conference.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 1 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| “And I'll put the Arizona Cardinals in that spot... But I do…”3 | Power Rankings | — | 75 | 100 | −50 | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · 1 miss · all settled | 58.3 | 66.7 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 division winner and 1 power ranking — 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.
All 3 have settled, averaging 58.3 out of 100, against 66.7 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.
1Division WinnersLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- LAR
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- won the division:
- no
2Depth Chart CallsJaxon Smith-NjigbaSeattle Seahawks
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by receptions100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- SEA
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- WR
- naive slot:
- 1
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- receptions
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
3Power RankingsSan Francisco 49ers
“And I'll put the Arizona Cardinals in that spot... But I do have them third. I've got the niner second, and I think the Rams may wind up by the end of the day, the class of the entire conference.”
VerdictClose75Close · naive 10075this call−100a naive guess=−25worse than naive×2difficulty=−50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −50
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 75
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
58.3naive 66.7
Who this take is about
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