Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 3, 2025

Brockman floats several overreactions: the Titans trade the No. 1 pick, at least six QBs and RBs combined go in round one, Shedeur Sanders falls out of the top 10, the Rams win the NFC West, the Deebo Samuel trade makes Washington the NFC's team to beat, and Sam Darnold leaves Minnesota for $50 million a year.

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1 of 3calls landed1 hit · 2 misses · all settled

33.3Average accuracyout of 100, across 3 calls

0A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

3 of 3Settlednone still waiting

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What Chris Brockman said

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Adding Deebo puts the commanders as the team to beat in the NFC.

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The episode: OverReaction Monday: NFL Combine Recap
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SaidMar 3, 2025
GradedAug 17–Sep 18, 2026

1Sam Darnold to move“Sam Darnold... Not coming back to the Vikings, and he's gonna get $50,000,000 a year in his new deal.”
2Los Angeles Rams to win the division“With him staying put, the NFC West Rams division to lose in 2025.”
3Washington Commanders to reach the Super Bowl“Adding Deebo puts the commanders as the team to beat in the NFC.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Skill
Sam Darnold to move¹	Trade and Signing Calls	Ended up with SEA	100	+200
Los Angeles Rams to win the division²	Division Winners	—	0	0
Washington Commanders to reach the Super Bowl³	Conference Champions	NE and SEA won	0	0
3 calls · 1 hit · 2 misses · all settled			33.3

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

3 checkable claims — 1 conference champion, 1 division winner and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 3 have settled, averaging 33.3 out of 100, against 0 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.

1Trade and Signing Calls Sam Darnold
Sam Darnold to move
What happenedEnded up with SEA
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive2difficulty+200skill
How this was scored
skill:
200
player:
Sam Darnold
season:
2025
claimed:
he leaves
was with:
MIN
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he stays where he is
weeks in the season:
18
ended up with:
SEA
weeks left when called:
18
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2Division Winners Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
VerdictMiss
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
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
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3Conference Champions Washington Commanders
Washington Commanders to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked WAS
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
they picked:
WAS
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
champions:
NE, SEA
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
last season's conference champions
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
reached the Super Bowl:
no
lost the conference final:
no
Think this is wrong?
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The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
33.3naive 0

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