Richard Sherman · Jan 25, 2025
Sherman picks the Chiefs to beat the Bills in the AFC Championship Game despite Buffalo's turnover dominance, and picks the Commanders to upset the Eagles in Philadelphia in the NFC Championship Game. He also expects Saquon Barkley to win Offensive Player of the Year, though he hedges that voters may give it to Lamar or Josh Allen.
“But I gotta go with Kansas City. I think Kansas City finds a way to get this done.”
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- Award PicksJan 25, 2025
“Makes him an MVP candidate, likely Offensive Player of the Year.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+100 skillHow this was scored
- award:
- offensive_player_of_the_year
- naive:
- the naive pick was Christian McCaffrey, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 100
- player:
- Saquon Barkley
- season:
- 2024
- winner:
- Saquon Barkley
- correct:
- true
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Depth Chart CallsJan 25, 2025
“I wouldn't go into the season without Sam Donald because that's a known commodity, especially within this system.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 91.67+8.33 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- MIN
- skill:
- 8.33
- player:
- Sam Darnold
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 91.67
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- measured by:
- passing yards
- naive basis:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Game Outcome PicksJan 25, 2025
“he's elevating He's increasing the overalls of the players around him, and I think that's gonna be enough for them to win this game.”
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- Season Win TotalsJan 25, 2025
“So do I think they're gonna go fifteen and two or sixteen and one next year? I doubt it. I think they're still going to be a good team, and I think it's still going to be a championship contender in the NFC.”
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- Trade and Signing CallsJan 25, 2025
“Tarvarius Wards likely won't be back his family. His wife said she can't deal with the trauma of being in California.”
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- Trade and Signing CallsJan 25, 2025
“I could see him being a bridge quarterback at some of these places, the Giants being one of them”
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- Trade and Signing CallsJan 25, 2025
“prodigal son returns home to the New York Jets, the place that threw him away like a bag of still lays. I mean it, it could happen.”
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- Trade and Signing CallsJan 25, 2025
“But I could see that happening the Las Vegas Raiders if they get somebody, you know, if they if they don't feel like they can get the guy they want to draft, and see them them taking a shot at him.”
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- Conference ChampionsJan 25, 2025
“I think that's gonna be enough for them to win this game.”
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- Game Outcome PicksJan 25, 2025
“But I gotta go with Kansas City. I think Kansas City finds a way to get this done.”
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- Conference ChampionsJan 25, 2025
“But I gotta go with Kansas City. I think Kansas City finds a way to get this done. I think there are evenly matched teams. But Andy, Andy Reid and that pedigree”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.