Sean Payton Is Calling the Shots (and Plays) and More Main Characters for Week 5

Pelisseroeverything around him right now, especially offensively, is basically on fire. He's going to go into London without his top two running backs, including Saquon Barkley. Thanks, Big B. It's also out. It seems like no Devontae Smith.

PelisseroThere's no Devontae on Wicks.

PelisseroYour right tackle retired right before the game last week. You just traded your two -time Pro Bowl center who wasn't playing very well at guard. But you've got all these moving parts in front of you. The only thing that is steady in all this. Dallas Goddard's been sidelined as well.

PelisseroEverything has been a mess right now. The one guy who we know is going to be out there is Jalen Hurts. And Jalen Hurts, we talked about this shield on the pod the other day, has not played bad.

PelisseroUnder the circumstances with all these things happening, all the injuries, new scheme that's not really on paper a fit for him, he's played okay football. Seven touchdown passes, three interceptions, has not been as much of a threat running the football. He's only got one rushing touchdown this season. But this is a game where if they're going to have a chance against the Jaguars team, that people are essentially anointing now as maybe the AFC favorites.

PelisseroThis has to just be a total Jalen Hurts bleep you game. It has to be him not playing outside the system, not playing hero ball, but just going, I need to come out and play the best game of my entire life. Everyone is writing off the Eagles. I think even more than they normally do in Philadelphia after a loss because of all these things that are happening.

PelisseroAnd are they going to tank? I mean, I got people calling me going, Are they really trading Saquon? And I'm like, what corner of the internet are you in? No, not right now. But there's certainly a lot of questions about exactly what the future holds here in the near term for the Philadelphia Eagles.