Quest for the Jersey

Only a matter of time before the blog mentioned the legendary Pennington.

Back in the day I had a Chad Pennington jersey. Remember it distinctly: a white jersey and the one from the "10" was fading because of so much wear. Not really sure why it fell out of rotation, but it was probably because he was released during the doomed Brett Favre experiment and that I eventually was able to get what I thought was a steal on a Revis jersey (definitely not the case). Anyway for the past week or so I've been on a quest to find this jersey and I CANNOT find it...anywhere. It has to be in the attic somewhere; so far I have found some of the most random jerseys: a youth Curtis Martin, Donavon McNabb (my brother's), a baby blue Eddie George, and a vintage Michael Vick "Dirty Birds" jersey (also my brothers). Some how I find those but I cannot find the one that I actually want--though with the current state of the Jets, maybe Vick has to be my default. 

With the Jets current state of affairs, Pennington may in fact be their best answer at quarterback...remember he is the most accurate passer in the NFL. Hell, I would even take Tebow back to lead this team, at least he has God on his side. You're all probably asking: "What does this have to do with the league??" and the answer is most likely nothing. It gives me an excuse to mention my favorite player but we can also compare Slightly Buzzed to the real life Jets, both stuck at 1-4 and no end in sight. It is a crisis now for Slightly Buzzed, it seemed that their running back situation stabilized with a big Eddie Lacy game, but then fell apart with Rashard Jennings's MCL. FYI for the other teams out there: Slightly Buzzed will listen to any and all trade talks, as long as they're reasonable. 

Overall it was a disappointing Week 5, our closest matchups were decided by 21 points. However, it was a coming out week for AND I JUST WENT OFF because they literally "just went off." They have hitched their stable to Jay Cutler, who despite the turnovers, is putting up solid fantasy numbers. With Knowshon Moreno supposedly coming back this week and Demaryius Thomas and Andre Ellington having huge games; maybe AND I JUST WENT OFF is looking at a turnaround. It should be noted that the teams sitting at 1-4 are technically only a game out of a playoff spot. 

Seagrape Security has continued their torrid with seemingly no end in sight. This team is stacked, they go three deep at most positions. If things stay the same, then their most threatening week is Week 11 with their bell cow DeMarco Murray on a bye along with teammate Dez Bryant. Their weakest spot appears to be quarterback, but we all know Nick Foles will put it in the air so he'll always have a chance for stats. 

Smooth Saddles suffered their first loss of the season. It was almost like their players decided to take the week, not a single position player scored a touchdown. Matt Stafford had a dismal game and their leading scoring was their defense which is always intriguing. Gentle Vibrations was the team to hand them the defeat and also on their third name change (granted this one goes more with a league theme). It wasn't a stunning performance but it got the job done. They also picked up some of the top wavier targets in the week in Andre Williams and Ronnie Hillman. We'll have to see what kind of impact these pickups can do going forward. 

A team that just had terrible luck this past week was House Hodor. Pretty much if they played anyone from their bench they could of had a better chance to win and they also lost around 25 points from three called back touchdowns from Percy Harvin. In the midst of a three game losing streak, House Hodor will look to get back on track. Perhaps this is the week that Bishop Sankey has his breakout week against the Jaguars. Dickle Pickle pulled off the impressive win this past week, however they have been bit by the Bye Week bug for Week 6. We will all be intrigued by what sort of adjustments they'll make to counteract that. You can never count out a team that has Matt Forte, Julius Thomas, and Julio Jones even if they are without Drew Brees. 

LastCupChris are back to their winning ways, though they have to be disappointed with their point total. They are of course without Montee Ball, who has been a flop anyway. They certainly have a team filled with talent, their most difficult problem will be deciding to play each week. There are definitely players who can have busts weeks every once in awhile on that roster (e.g. Marques Colston and Victor Cruz). They have an interesting matchup against LOADING... this week. LOADING... were hit with a loss last week but this is a team also filled with talent. Maybe the most interesting aspect of this team is waiting to see what their final roster is week to week; this is a team that is never content and always willing to make a deal. They certainly have "pieces" to pull off another deal before Sunday. They live by the credo of: "If you're not trading, you're not trying."

There's a quarterback controversy brewing with Those magic fingers. They arguably have two top 5 quarterbacks in Phillip Rivers and Russell Wilson, which creates a tough decision every week. Perhaps their biggest problem is that their other players are not showing up. Of course Brandon Marshall will return to relevance and Jimmy Graham is Jimmy Graham. What they really need is for Alfred Morris and Torrey Smith to have their stats get closer to the mean. If that happens this could suddenly be a dangerous team down the stretch. 

Week 6 is shaping up to be moving week for a lot teams. It will be interesting to see what teams will end up hitting the panic button. Also I've looked up prices for Pennington jerseys online...they are astronomically high. 

Of course this is a player on Slightly Buzzed.