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Jalen Hurts is playing Lamar Jackson’s role at Philadelphia Eagles practice

Lamar Jackson #8 (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)

If you’re the Philadelphia Eagles, it’s time to gameplan creatively.

Some guys are just different: Randall Cunningham, Michael Vick, Aaron Rodgers, Steve Young, Russell Wilson, Lamar Jackson. It’s one thing to prepare for talented quarterbacks. It’s another thing entirely to have to prepare for a quarterback, and he might be the best athlete on the field in that upcoming game. That’s exactly the quandary that the Philadelphia Eagles face on Sunday.

After going belly up in a winnable game during Week 5’s NFL slate, the ‘Birds’ return home to the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ and the friendly confines of Lincoln Financial Field for another huge test in Week 6.