Brandon Sneide· Sep 10, 2026
Snyder picked Matthew Golden as the Packers' offensive player of the year and Edron (Edgerrin) Cooper as defensive player of the year, predicting Cooper makes All-Pro, and forecast a 27-24 Green Bay win in Minnesota.
“I think it's Matthew Golan this year for offensive player of the year.”
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5 checkable claims — 2 award picks, 1 depth chart call, 1 pro bowl and all-pro call and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 16.7 out of 100, against 58.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
Where this call stands in the room
Matthew Golden · 2026 season3 calls from 3 pundits between 1 and 4. Brandon Sneide said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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5 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Score PredictionsGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
Green Bay Packers 27 — Minnesota Vikings 24
“We, we all had 27. I have twenty seven twenty four. ... the Packers come out of Minnesota with a week one victory”
Miss · 17Scored 16.67a naive guess scored 58.25-83.17 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 22-39
- skill:
- -83.17
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 16.67
- baseline:
- 58.25
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 17
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- naive home margin:
- -0.53
- predicted margin:
- 3
- Depth Chart CallsMatthew GoldenGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart
“It would not shock me at the end of the year if if Matthew Golden was Jordan Love's go to guy more often than not.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksEdgerrin CooperGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
Edgerrin Cooper to win Packers Defensive Player of the Year
“I I like Adrian Cooper this year. Micah Parsons is the home run pick. ... I think Edron Cooper is gonna have a massive year.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Edgerrin Cooper to make All-Pro
“I think last year, I picked him to be an all pro. I think, I think this year is the year that it happens.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksMatthew GoldenGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
Matthew Golden to win Packers Offensive Player of the Year
“I think it's Matthew Golan this year for offensive player of the year.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Jacob WestendorfScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Westendorf picks the Packers to win the opener 27-21, with Tucker Kraft leading the team in catches, Christian Watson in yards, Jayden Reed in touchdowns and Josh Jacobs in rushing. He tabs Bo Nix as MVP, the Broncos as the AFC's top team and Super Bowl winner over the Rams, the Lions to win the NFC North, and the Packers to finish 8-9.
- AJ HawkGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersMiss · 0AJ Hawk picked the Ravens over the Colts, Carolina to beat Chicago outright, the Bills at Houston, the Bengals over Tampa Bay, the Titans over the Jets, the Raiders over Miami, the Packers at Minnesota and the Cowboys over the Giants.
- Kirk HerbstreitGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersMiss · 0Herbstreit made a full slate of Week 1 picks — Lions, Ravens, Bears, Bills, Buccaneers, Jaguars, Titans, Eagles, Packers and Cowboys — and also said he still thinks Seattle is the team to beat in the NFC West.
- Pat McAfeeGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersMiss · 0In the show's weekly picks segment Pat took the Steelers at home over Atlanta, the Jaguars over Cleveland, the Raiders over Miami, the Packers at Minnesota and the Cowboys over the Giants.
- Jared DubinGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersMiss · 0Dubin picked the Texans to beat the Bills 20-17 and the Packers to win on the road at Minnesota.
- Jacob WestendorfScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Westendorf named Xavier McKinney as his alternate team MVP pick (while acknowledging Jordan Love is the real answer), Christian Watson as offensive player of the year, Micah Parsons as defensive player of the year and Zaire Franklin as newcomer of the year; he also predicted Watson tops 1,000 yards, Tucker Kraft signs an extension by Friday and Green Bay wins 27-21.
More award picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Gregg RosenthalAward Picks · Tristan WirfsMiss · 0Rosenthal picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP, Micah Parsons for Defensive Player of the Year, Jahmyr Gibbs for Offensive Player of the Year, Aaron Glenn for Coach of the Year, Travis Hunter for both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, Bill Callahan for Assistant Coach of the Year and Tristan Wirfs for Protector of the Year. He also made depth-chart calls on Adam Thielen and Jalen Coker.
- Jourdan RodrigueAward Picks · Penei SewellMiss · 0Rodrigue picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP, Jared Verse for Defensive Player of the Year, Ja'Marr Chase for Offensive Player of the Year, Mike Vrabel for Coach of the Year, TreVeyon Henderson for Offensive Rookie of the Year and Abdul Carter for Defensive Rookie of the Year, with Jesse Minter for Assistant Coach of the Year and Penei Sewell for Protector of the Year.
- Nick WrightAward Picks · Rashid ShaheedMiss · 0Nick picked Seattle to win the Super Bowl 27-17, citing Seattle's defense, coaching against young quarterbacks and schedule strength, and named Rasheed Shaheed as his dark horse Super Bowl MVP.
- Chris BroussardAward Picks · Cooper KuppMiss · 0Broussard picked New England to beat Seattle 24-21, with Drake May winning Super Bowl MVP, and named Cooper Kupp as his dark horse MVP.
- Eric ManginiAward Picks · Drake MayeMiss · 0Mangini picked the Patriots 23-20 with Drake May as Super Bowl MVP, and earlier named Kayshon Boutte ("Kaeshawn Booty") as his dark horse MVP.
- Danny ParkinsAward Picks · Jaxon Smith-NjigbaMiss · 0Parkins picked Seattle to win 27-16 with Jaxon Smith-Njigba as Super Bowl MVP.