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

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.

PelisseroIf Jalen Hurts can come out, it's not a huge audience for those early morning Sunday games, but if he can come out before a bunch of people and play well against the Jaguars and somehow find a way to get a win, A, we're right back to the Eagles are the favorite in the NFC East.

PelisseroB, it maybe calms some of these things down where, okay, now we can get back Saquon. We can get back Devontae. We can get a little bit healthier. We can figure out the offensive line that anytime we're changing scheme, there's going to be guys who aren't in the right place. Like there's going to be some guys that's like, hey, he was a great fit for the old scheme, not for what we're doing now.

PelisseroIn other words, the only hope shield that the Eagles have here is Jalen Hurts has to take over. Yes, it would help if the defense showed up. That would also be great and keep this a close game. But Jalen Hurts has to have a really memorable performance on an international stage.

PelisseroAnd I'm going to be watching him to see a guy who is that much of a competitor. We all know that about Jalen, how hard he works, how much he cares. Let's