Jourdan Rodrigue · Aug 27, 2025

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.

“I think that the Patriots rookie running back Travion Henderson could be the offensive Rookie of the Year.”

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Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“But Aiden Hutchinson is probably gonna win that award.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
comeback_player_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Joe Burrow, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Aidan Hutchinson
season:
2025
winner:
Christian McCaffrey
correct:
false
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“I think Jared Verse has a real shot whoa defensive Player of the Year.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
defensive_player_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Pat Surtain II, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Jared Verse
season:
2025
winner:
Myles Garrett
correct:
false
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“Your MVP for twenty twenty five is... Patrick Mahomes”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
mvp
naive:
the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Patrick Mahomes
season:
2025
winner:
Matthew Stafford
correct:
false
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Depth Chart CallsAug 27, 2025
“It tells me they like obviously t Mac being their tet. They really really appreciate that he's going to emerge... As their one.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 91.67+16.67 skill
How this was scored
club:
CAR
skill:
16.67
player:
Tetairoa McMillan
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
91.67
position:
WR
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
2
measured by:
receptions
naive basis:
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
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Depth Chart CallsAug 27, 2025
“he'll just go back to being the three and the safety net once once you know the injured guys and suspended guys come back”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 91.67+16.67 skill
How this was scored
club:
PIT
skill:
16.67
player:
Adam Thielen
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
91.67
position:
WR
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
3
difficulty:
2
measured by:
receptions
naive basis:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
3
weeks left when called:
18
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Coach Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“And so I'm going with Mike Vrabel here”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
award:
coach_of_the_year
coach:
Mike Vrabel
naive:
the naive pick was Kevin O'Connell, who won it the year before
skill:
200
season:
2025
winner:
Mike Vrabel
correct:
true
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“Jamar Chase, I think, is my Offensive Player of the Year pick this year.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
offensive_player_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Saquon Barkley, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Ja'Marr Chase
season:
2025
winner:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
correct:
false
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Coach Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“And then I also think our sleeper is you know, King Grizzard down in Tampa Bay.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
assistant_coach_of_the_year
coach:
Josh Grizzard
naive:
we hold no 2024 winner, so the naive pick scored 0
skill:
0
season:
2025
winner:
Josh McDaniels
correct:
false
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Coach Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“I'm going Jesse Minter on assistant Coach the Year”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
assistant_coach_of_the_year
coach:
Jesse Minter
naive:
we hold no 2024 winner, so the naive pick scored 0
skill:
0
season:
2025
winner:
Josh McDaniels
correct:
false
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“Other than that would be my sleeper because I am there there's some magical potential of Johad Campbell in this Eagles”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
defensive_rookie_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Jared Verse, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Jihaad Campbell
season:
2025
winner:
Carson Schwesinger
correct:
false
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“I still picked Abdul Carter to win Defensive Rookie of the year.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
defensive_rookie_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Jared Verse, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Abdul Carter
season:
2025
winner:
Carson Schwesinger
correct:
false
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“It's Trevion Henderson... I think that the Patriots rookie running back Travion Henderson could be the offensive Rookie of the Year.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
offensive_rookie_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Jayden Daniels, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
60535b9b-35a4-4cef-8277-9325834401d9
season:
2025
winner:
Tetairoa McMillan
correct:
false
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“And my like sleeper pick is if Patrick Mahomes has a MVP season, we have to talk about Josh Simmons at left tackle... or the potential of like surprising everybody and getting this award”
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Surprise Team CallsAug 27, 2025
“I believe that he, as the head coach of the Patriots, will lead that team to vastly outperforming, if not at least extremely outperforming the expectations entering the season”
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Award PicksAug 27, 2025
“I was looking at Piney Sewel. I really think that because of pine Sewel's like body of work that he's built up to this point, maybe the first one that they give is like Tobody, who's deserved it for a little while.”
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