Six weeks into the season, predictability is dead, and Charles Woodson and Julian Edelman leaned into that reality on FOX NFL Kickoff in Week 6. In their Is It Time? segment, they weighed whether it is time to panic or start believing in several teams, with the Indianapolis Colts, the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers all under the microscope.
The sharpest debate centered on the Colts, who entered Week 6 at 2-3 while Daniel Jones had thrown for 1,021 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions through five starts. Edelman said there was “just so much unpredictability with this team as a whole,” adding that “the defense is kind of in shambles right now” and pointing to a mix of moving parts on offense, where Jonathan Taylor can run well, Jones can still hit throws downfield and Receiver Alec has not been in the lineup. “There’s just a lot of uncertainty and unpredictability with this whole team,” he said, calling it “kind of stale” and saying they “got to get something going.”
That uncertainty is why the Colts conversation matters now. The team’s recent extension for Jones and his return from a season-ending Achilles injury have already framed the early months of his season, and the numbers do not settle the argument either way. Through five starts, the production is there in stretches, but so is the inconsistency, which leaves open the question of whether his uneven play is tied to health, the structure around him or both.
Woodson was more willing to slow the reaction around the Packers. After a division win over the Chicago Bears left The Green Bay Packers at 3-2, he said, “Let’s just calm down.” His line was less about denying the improvement than setting a bar for belief. “If they win today, I’m back,” he said, making the next result the test of whether the recent step forward is real or just a short-lived bounce. For a team that had already given fans one reason to exhale, the standard remains simple: do it again.
The San Francisco 49ers pulled the discussion in the other direction. At 5-0 heading into Week 6, Julian Edelman said, “Right now, after five weeks, they are the best team in football,” and added that “they’re taking the personality of their head coach, Kyle Shanahan.” He also called Brock Purdy “the MVP with whoever’s in the lineup right now.” Even then, the praise came with a built-in catch: the 49ers are doing it while dealing with injuries, which is exactly why the unbeaten start feels both convincing and fragile at the same time.
That is the shape of the NFL right now. The safest teams are still carrying baggage, the most questioned quarterbacks are producing enough to keep arguments alive and a 3-2 team can suddenly look one win away from trust. The next Packers game will not settle the whole league, but it will say a lot about whether Woodson’s patience has turned into belief for good.
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