Danny Parkins · Jan 8, 2026
Parkins picks the Bears to beat the Packers at home in bad weather, likes the Chargers to beat New England outright, and thinks the Bears could host an NFC Championship game. He also predicts Drake Maye will be a top-ten QB for a decade, Lamar Jackson will remain a top-10 QB for about two of the next four years but won't win another MVP, and names Mike Macdonald as his Coach of the Year with Josh McDaniels for Assistant Coach of the Year.
“I legitimately will be shocked if Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams are not the quarterback and coach of the Bears in twenty thirty five.”
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6 checkable claims from this
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.
- Positional FinishesJan 8, 2026
“two of the next four years, I think you have a top ten quarterback Lamar Jackson”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Lamar Jackson
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- passing yards
- difficulty:
- 1
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 6
- actual finish:
- 23
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- predicted finish:
- 10
- Positional FinishesJan 8, 2026
“I will be shocked if he isn't a top ten quarterback for the next decade”
Scored 50a naive guess scored 0+50 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Drake Maye
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- passing yards
- difficulty:
- 1
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 24
- actual finish:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- predicted finish:
- 10
- Coach Award PicksJan 8, 2026
“McDonald's probably I think I think he deserves it this year, and that's over by guy Ben Johnson.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- award:
- coach_of_the_year
- coach:
- Mike Macdonald
- naive:
- the naive pick was Kevin O'Connell, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- winner:
- Mike Vrabel
- correct:
- false
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Game Outcome PicksJan 8, 2026
“I think Herbert, like you do, is a superstar so I really like them to I think they're gonna win the game”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- NE
- score:
- 3-16
- skill:
- -100
- they picked:
- LAC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- naive pick:
- NE
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Game Outcome PicksJan 8, 2026
“I'll take my chances with this Bears team. They're in the mix of teams that can win. / bad conditions should impact Caleb less than other players”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Coach Award PicksJan 8, 2026
“But now they have that Assistant Coach of the Year award, which I would give to McDaniels.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.