# Matt Cassel: Cassel picked Justin Herbert MVP, Cooper Kupp OPOY, Micah Parsons DPOY, Chris Olave OROY, Aidan Hutchinson DROY, Derrick Henry Comeback Player and Josh McDaniels Coach of the Year. **Claimed:** Sep 6, 2022 **Pundit:** Matt Cassel — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matt-cassel **Outlet:** The 33rd Team — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/the-33rd-team **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.the33rdteam.com/analysis/2022-nfl-awards-predictions-mvp-rookies-of-the-year-and-more/ 7 checkable claims — 6 award picks and 1 coach award pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 13 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 7 have settled, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls. ## The claims - **Justin Herbert to win Most Valuable Player** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Josh McDaniels to win Coach of the Year** - Kind: Coach Award Picks · About: Las Vegas Raiders - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Aidan Hutchinson to win Defensive Rookie of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Micah Parsons to win Defensive Player of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Cooper Kupp to win Offensive Player of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Chris Olave to win Offensive Rookie of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Derrick Henry to win Comeback Player of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Justin Herbert — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/justin-herbert - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chargers - Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/raiders - Aidan Hutchinson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/aidan-hutchinson - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/lions - Micah Parsons — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/micah-parsons - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/cowboys - Cooper Kupp — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cooper-kupp - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/rams - Chris Olave — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/chris-olave - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/saints - Derrick Henry — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/derrick-henry - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/titans ## What others said about the same people - Mike Moraitis on DaRon Bland: Moraitis names five Cowboys he expects to be playing their final season opener in Dallas in 2026: George Pickens (likely tag-and-trade or departure), Malik Hooker, Luke Schoonmaker, DeMarvion Overshown and DaRon Bland. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/66b5ed7b-41bd-4f67-9b4d-16eae4675e67 (scored 0) - Fernando Alfaro-Donis on Kayshon Boutte: Argues the Raiders' weakest spot is their receiver room, expects Jalen Nailor to take a big step forward in Klint Kubiak's scheme with Kirk Cousins starting before Fernando Mendoza takes over, and suggests Las Vegas should trade a mid-round pick for Patriots receiver Kayshon Boutte, who would immediately become their top option. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b988191f-a153-4f4b-a1b8-7b5a7a18265c (scored 0) - Brandon Carney on Stefon Diggs: Carney drafted a team of rookies he expects to make an immediate fantasy impact (headlined by Karnell Tate and Makai Lemon), predicted landing spots for the remaining big-name free agents, and gave way-too-early division winners, wild cards and award picks — Patriots, Chargers, Bengals, Jaguars, Eagles, Rams, Vikings and Saints as division champs with Joe Burrow as MVP. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c4d477da-4fb8-4a25-a904-c5057a249a70 (scored 0) - Nick Shook on Dillon Thieneman: Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d4209aa-2e2d-47a2-b6e5-791d16d209cb (scored 56.94) - Colin Cowherd on Dallas Cowboys: Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. He also expects Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and he floats the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd243624-9451-4824-a8a4-7b468d681c8f (scored 100) - Jake Ciely on Romeo Doubs: On a Fantasy Pros free-agency show, Jake Seely gave his projected 2026 landing spots for a long list of free agents, including Aaron Rodgers to Minnesota, Daniel Jones back to Indianapolis, Malik Willis to Miami, Alec Pierce to the Raiders, Mike Evans to the 49ers, Deebo Samuel to Pittsburgh, Kenneth Walker to Arizona, Breece Hall to Kansas City and Kyle Pitts and Dallas Goedert re-signing with their current teams. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9c205f56-6491-4dfc-8372-f92cf488d31f (scored 0) ## More award picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Gregg Rosenthal on Tristan Wirfs: Rosenthal 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/88928365-78fb-4f7b-84a4-0dd7856ba9cc (scored 0) - Jourdan Rodrigue on Josh Simmons: Rodrigue 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f3ba94ea-a935-4534-88e4-bb6027bf87ad (scored 0) - Brandon Sneide on Drake Maye: Snyder picks the Seahawks to beat the Patriots 31-23 in Super Bowl 60, believing Seattle pulls away late, and says Drake Maye will finish second in MVP voting behind Matthew Stafford. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1cf83e90-e59f-4c8f-941f-c732efcb4c03 (scored 0) - Nick Wright on Rashid Shaheed: Nick 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1fe4abc6-28e3-412b-ab6e-d2f65f25682f (scored 0) - Eric Mangini on Drake Maye: Mangini picked the Patriots 23-20 with Drake May as Super Bowl MVP, and earlier named Kayshon Boutte ("Kaeshawn Booty") as his dark horse MVP. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/332dce8c-f71c-4f26-a976-8f4615a9f9bd (scored 0) - Danny Parkins on Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Parkins picked Seattle to win 27-16 with Jaxon Smith-Njigba as Super Bowl MVP. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3667c28e-88b0-4d8e-bebd-6ef088550e4f (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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