Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 4, 2025

Brockman delivered their "way too early powerless rankings," ranking the bottom 10 NFL teams for 2025 from 23 through 32, with the Giants as the worst team in the league.

Said on air, transcribed by us · The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)Hear the original

2 of 5calls landed2 hits · 3 close calls · all settled

79.1Average accuracyout of 100, across 5 calls

89.2A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

5 of 5Settlednone still waiting

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What Chris Brockman said

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Number 32, they have the toughest schedule in the NFL, and they're everybody's on the hot seat. They have no quarterback. It's the New York Football Giants

Chris Brockman, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

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SaidJun 4, 2025
GradedAug 13, 2026

1Las Vegas Raiders to pick “picking in the top 10 this year” (picks 1–10)“They're in a really tough division, and they're clearly fourth in that division. So they could be picking in the top 10 this year.”
2Power Rankings“Here we go. Twenty twenty five, way too early, powerless rankings, number 23... Number 32, they have the toughest schedule in the NFL... It's the New York Football Giants, and that is your powerless ranking.”
3Anthony Richardson to be 1st on the depth chart“It has to be it has to be Anthony Richardson because you've invested, draft capital, and you've waited, you know, patiently for this guy to to blossom.”
4Cam Ward to be 1st on the depth chart“But I do think Cam Ward is gonna be the guy there, and I think he's gonna be a really good player.”
5New Orleans Saints to pick at number 1“I'm a say the Saints... Again, no quarterback. Could be in the running for first overall.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Las Vegas Raiders to pick “picking in the top 10 this year” (picks 1–10)¹	Team Draft Slot Calls	Picked at 1	100	100	0
“Here we go. Twenty twenty five, way too early, powerless…”²	Power Rankings	—	46.67	83.33	−73.33
Anthony Richardson to be 1st on the depth chart³	Depth Chart Calls	No. 4	75	75	0
Cam Ward to be 1st on the depth chart⁴	Depth Chart Calls	No. 1	100	91.67	+16.67
New Orleans Saints to pick at number 1⁵	Team Draft Slot Calls	Picked at 8	73.84	95.76	−43.84
5 calls · 2 hits · 3 close calls · all settled			79.1	89.2

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

5 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls, 2 team draft slot calls and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 5 have settled, averaging 79.1 out of 100, against 89.2 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 pick

picking in the top 10 this year (picks 1–10)They said

1What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Team Draft Slot Calls Las Vegas Raiders
Las Vegas Raiders to pick “picking in the top 10 this year” (picks 1–10)
What happenedPicked at 1
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
team:
LV
draft:
2026
naive:
they picked 6 the year before
skill:
0
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
actual pick:
1
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
predicted pick:
picking in the top 10 this year (picks 1–10)
weeks left when called:
18
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2Power Rankings New York Giants
“Here we go. Twenty twenty five, way too early, powerless rankings, number 23... Number 32, they have the toughest schedule in the NFL... It's the New York Football Giants, and that is your powerless ranking.”
VerdictClose
46.67Close · naive 83.33
46.67this call83.33a naive guess−36.66worse than naive2difficulty−73.33skill
How this was scored
skill:
−73.33
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
46.67
baseline:
83.33
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
9
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
3Depth Chart Calls Anthony Richardson Indianapolis Colts
Anthony Richardson to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 4called No. 1 · by passing yards
75Close · naive 75
75this call75a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
club:
IND
skill:
0
player:
Anthony Richardson
season:
2025
accuracy:
75
baseline:
75
position:
QB
naive slot:
1
actual slot:
4
difficulty:
2
measured by:
passing yards
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
4Depth Chart Calls Cam Ward Tennessee Titans
Cam Ward to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards
100Hit · naive 91.67
100this call91.67a naive guess8.33better than naive2difficulty+16.67skill
How this was scored
club:
TEN
skill:
16.67
player:
Cam Ward
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
91.67
position:
QB
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
2
measured by:
passing yards
the naive guess:
no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
5Team Draft Slot Calls New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints to pick at number 1
What happenedPicked at 8called 1
73.84Close · naive 95.76
73.84this call95.76a naive guess−21.92worse than naive2difficulty−43.84skill
How this was scored
team:
NO
draft:
2026
naive:
they picked 9 the year before
skill:
−43.84
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
73.84
baseline:
95.76
actual pick:
8
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
predicted pick:
1
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 5 settled calls, each counted once
79.1naive 89.2

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