Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 1, 2025

During "What's More Likely," Eisen picked the Ravens to reach the Super Bowl, insisted Terry McLaurin, Micah Parsons and Trey Hendrickson will all be playing Week 1 for their current teams, said Daniel Jones (not Anthony Richardson) will be the Colts' starting quarterback, and predicted Chase Brown becomes a top-10 running back as Cincinnati's Week 1 starter.

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3 of 4calls landed3 hits · 1 miss · 3 waiting

75Average accuracyout of 100, across 4 calls

70.8A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

4 of 7Settled3 still waiting

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Chase Brown's gonna be a top 10 running back this year.

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SaidAug 1, 2025
GradedAug 13–17, 2026

1Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl“I'll go Ravens reach the Super Bowl. ... So Ravens reaching the Super Bowl. I mean, that that's as reasonable as a thought as anything else.”
2Chase Brown to be 1st on the depth chart“And Zach Moss is the reason why Chase Brown's season didn't start early enough last year. Chase Brown's season starts week one.”
3Chase Brown to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points“you think you're gonna steal him in some fantasy draft, but Chase Brown, Zach Moss got released... Chase Brown's gonna be a top 10 running back this year.”
4Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart“You don't think it's gonna end up being Anthony Richardson? No. I still think it'll be Daniel Jones because you can always go to Richardson second.”
5Terry McLaurin: a roster call with no direction stated“All three are in week one. ... McLaren is going to be at home against the Giants trying to do what he did last year again. ... But if you have to choose one over the other, I'd go McLaurin.”
6Micah Parsons: a roster call with no direction stated“All three are in week one. ... Micah's gonna be in Philadelphia chasing Jalen Hertz”
7Trey Hendrickson: a roster call with no direction stated“And Trey Hendrickson's gonna be gunning for, I I believe, Joe Flacco week one in Cleveland. And they'll all have their new deals”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl¹	Conference Champions	NE and SEA won	0	0	0
Chase Brown to be 1st on the depth chart²	Depth Chart Calls	No. 1	100	100	0
Chase Brown to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points³	Positional Finishes	Finished #10	100	83.33	+33.33
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart⁴	Depth Chart Calls	No. 1	100	100	0
Terry McLaurin: a roster call with no direction stated⁵	Roster Spot Calls	—	—	—	—
Micah Parsons: a roster call with no direction stated⁶	Roster Spot Calls	—	—	—	—
Trey Hendrickson: a roster call with no direction stated⁷	Roster Spot Calls	—	—	—	—
7 calls · 3 hits · 1 miss · 3 waiting			75	70.8

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

7 checkable claims — 3 roster spot calls, 2 depth chart calls, 1 conference champion and 1 positional finish — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

4 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 75 out of 100, against 70.8 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.

1Conference Champions Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked BAL
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
they picked:
BAL
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
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2Depth Chart Calls Chase Brown Cincinnati Bengals
Chase Brown to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by rushing yards
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
club:
CIN
skill:
0
player:
Chase Brown
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
position:
RB
naive slot:
1
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
2
measured by:
rushing yards
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
18
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3Positional Finishes Chase Brown Cincinnati Bengals
Chase Brown to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points
What happenedFinished #10called #10 · by fantasy points
100Hit · naive 83.33
100this call83.33a naive guess16.67better than naive2difficulty+33.33skill
How this was scored
skill:
33.33
player:
Chase Brown
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
12
accuracy:
100
baseline:
83.33
position:
RB
ranked by:
fantasy points
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
where he finished last season
weeks in the season:
18
naive finish:
12
actual finish:
10
weeks left when called:
18
predicted finish:
10
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4Depth Chart Calls Daniel Jones Indianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
club:
IND
skill:
0
player:
Daniel Jones
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
position:
QB
naive slot:
1
actual slot:
1
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?
5Roster Spot Calls Terry McLaurin Washington Commanders
Terry McLaurin: a roster call with no direction stated
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
6Roster Spot Calls Micah Parsons Dallas Cowboys
Micah Parsons: a roster call with no direction stated
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
7Roster Spot Calls Trey Hendrickson Cincinnati Bengals
Trey Hendrickson: a roster call with no direction stated
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
75naive 70.8

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