Steven Jackson may have H1N1 (1 Viewer)

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Rams' Jackson skips practice, may have H1N1

Steven Jackson, already on the Week 15 injury report with lingering back spasms, missed practice Friday with what Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo termed "flu-like symptoms."

Spags wouldn't confirm if S-Jax caught the swine flu that forced St. Louis to cancel all of its Thursday practice drills, but Jackson's chances of playing Sunday just took a big hit. Starting QB Kyle Boller definitely has H1N1, and No. 2 wideout Brandon Gibson missed Friday's practice with an "illness." It's hard to imagine the Rams moving the ball successfully against Houston. Dec. 18 - 2:16 pm et

Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch

I say there's a good chance he doesn't play this weekend.

 

[MCguidance]

MFBD

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

MFBD

Sorry, I'm an old fart so you're going to have to educate me on what that means.

 

[Browning51]

FML!

 

[MCguidance]

MFBD

Sorry, I'm an old fart so you're going to have to educate me on what that means.

Mother-fing black dot.

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

FML!

I know that one....F-MY-LIFE

 

[thecardiackid]

if this wasn't enough bad news, they also cut one OG this week (Ignacio), and lost another one to injury (iirc).

i'm actually considering C Jennings @ KC over SJ w/ all this bad mojo.

 

[werdnoynek]

not to pat my own back here and i feel bad for the rams, but my opponent has sjax, and ive got texans d...

:licks chops:

 

[mcintyre1]

if this wasn't enough bad news, they also cut one OG this week (Ignacio), and lost another one to injury (iirc).

i'm actually considering C Jennings @ KC over SJ w/ all this bad mojo.

Interesting take on Richie Incognito's name...He was always over-hyped anyway.

 

[Sammy Traveller]

not to pat my own back here and i feel bad for the rams, but my opponent has sjax, and ive got texans d... :licks chops:

x2

 

[mbuehner]

You mean 'the flu'?

 

[werdnoynek]

yes flu, ever tried running around with the flu? play football with the flu? didn't think so.

if its H1N1, they wont let him anywhere near the complex.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

yes flu, ever tried running around with the flu? play football with the flu? didn't think so.if its H1N1, they wont let him anywhere near the complex.

The flu is bad enough. This flu is MUCH MUCH worse.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

Who gets carries if Sjax can't go. Gado? Does he have it too? Do they have list all "sick" players on IR, or just injured ones?

 

[Buffaloes]

Who gets carries if Sjax can't go. Gado? Does he have it too? Do they have list all "sick" players on IR, or just injured ones?

Does it matter? Isn't the OL decimated? And some guy named Null might get the start at QB. I wouldn't touch the backup RB in this offense.

 

[mbuehner]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

Bah. They gave this one a name or nobody would notice. Some flus are indeed worse than others, but people aren't dropping dead in the streets. That doesn't mean SJax will or should play certainly, but its not the black plague for goodness sake.

 

[werdnoynek]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)

H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.

Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

Bah. They gave this one a name or nobody would notice. Some flus are indeed worse than others, but people aren't dropping dead in the streets. That doesn't mean SJax will or should play certainly, but its not the black plague for goodness sake.

almost 600 dead in the US... 9000+ hospitalized... same old fluhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/health/swine-...nterstitialskip

 

[akaoni]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)

H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.

Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

Bah. They gave this one a name or nobody would notice. Some flus are indeed worse than others, but people aren't dropping dead in the streets. That doesn't mean SJax will or should play certainly, but its not the black plague for goodness sake.

almost 600 dead in the US... 9000+ hospitalized... same old fluhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/health/swine-...nterstitialskip

That said the annual mortality rate for flu in the US is about 40,000 give or take. Admittedly, some of these deaths (both from H1N1 and other strains of influenza) are due to the "harvesting" effect where people who likely had a short life expectency have deaths triggered contracting the flu.

 

[gianmarco]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)

H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.

Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

Bah. They gave this one a name or nobody would notice. Some flus are indeed worse than others, but people aren't dropping dead in the streets. That doesn't mean SJax will or should play certainly, but its not the black plague for goodness sake.

almost 600 dead in the US... 9000+ hospitalized... same old fluhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/health/swine-...nterstitialskip

Seasonal flu (non H1N1):

An average of about 36,000 people per year in the United States die from influenza-related causes, and more than 200,000 have to be admitted to the hospital as a result of influenza–related causes.

Seasonal flu infoMore seasonal flu info

 

[TheWick]

OMG Steven Jackson is going to die of the deadly H1N1!!!

 

[boots11234]

the numbers he put up this year, I'd have though he had the plague!!

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

OMG Steven Jackson is going to die of the deadly H1N1!!!

Probably not, but I'll say there's about a 90% chance he doesn't play

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

Bah. They gave this one a name or nobody would notice. Some flus are indeed worse than others, but people aren't dropping dead in the streets. That doesn't mean SJax will or should play certainly, but its not the black plague for goodness sake.

Not to be too flippant, but My girlfriend and I both likely got it from a Veteran whom she was treating for H1N1 (she is a Dr at the VA.) The patient we got it from (described by my gf as a little bulldog of a ex-marine) died from it. As have many, many other people. This is a SERIOUS illness, whether the bloggers you read agree or not.

 

[KoolKat]

According to teammates, and CBS, he still will probably play. Though, right now I have him benched for McCoy, and am not sure if I will put him back in regardless.

"Rams RB Steven Jackson did not practice Friday, but it wasn't because of his sore back. Like several of his teammates, Jackson rested with flu-like symptoms. The Rams canceled practice Thursday because several players reportedly had the H1N1 virus but it is not known if Jackson has that particular kind of flu. With his status up in the air more this week than it has been all season, Jackson wasn't available to talk to the media Friday. Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said Jackson's back is getting better, and he thinks Jackson would have practiced today if not for the illness. Teammates believe he will play. "Steven has shown he can do well without practice and I anticipate he'll do very well this week," backup RB Samkon Gado said. "I'd be very surprised if he couldn't go.""

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

Most of those who die from the "normal flu" are very old, very young, or have some immunocompromising disease (AIDS etc). The elderly and infant deaths are usually as a result of weakened or underdevelopped immune systems.

This one is killing people who are not in those ranges. It is a very serious illness.

 

[Riley S.]

if this wasn't enough bad news, they also cut one OG this week (Ignacio), and lost another one to injury (iirc).

i'm actually considering C Jennings @ KC over SJ w/ all this bad mojo.

Interesting take on Richie Incognito's name...He was always over-hyped anyway.

How's he over-hyped? He has one of the worst offensive lines in football and he is still productive.

 

[flranger]

Wife had it. H1N1 is a mother fokker.

 

[teamroc]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

A friend of mine got it a month ago, she's 22, she missed 1 day of work. Yes she got tested and verified it was H1N1. It's different for everyone.

 

[werdnoynek]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

A friend of mine got it a month ago, she's 22, she missed 1 day of work. Yes she got tested and verified it was H1N1. It's different for everyone.

returning to work 1 day after being diagnosed with H1N1... that seems odd? most professional establishments dont want you anywhere near work if you even have symptoms.

 

[BradtheAg]

nm, i'm a noob who can't figure out how to post the f'ing picture

 

[Summer Wheat]

A herniated disk is worse than the swine flu..he will play!

 

[Bayhawks]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

A friend of mine got it a month ago, she's 22, she missed 1 day of work. Yes she got tested and verified it was H1N1. It's different for everyone.

returning to work 1 day after being diagnosed with H1N1... that seems odd? most professional establishments dont want you anywhere near work if you even have symptoms.

Definitely fishy...you are contagious before you show symptoms and for several days after you stop having symptoms. IF she had the H1N1 flu, she shouldn't have been back to work so quick.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

A friend of mine got it a month ago, she's 22, she missed 1 day of work. Yes she got tested and verified it was H1N1. It's different for everyone.

returning to work 1 day after being diagnosed with H1N1... that seems odd? most professional establishments dont want you anywhere near work if you even have symptoms.

Definitely fishy...you are contagious before you show symptoms and for several days after you stop having symptoms. IF she had the H1N1 flu, she shouldn't have been back to work so quick.

agreed. om other story. My GF has a very STRONG immune system from working in a hospital setting and it bed laid her for 6-7 days, and then even then she wasn't physically able to go back until another week off.And NO employer in their right mind would ever let someone who is 24 hours removed from swine flu and still contagious back at the workplace. No way.She may have TOLD you she had swine flu. Methinks she just wanted to seem tough and had the normal flu.

 

[cr8f]

Geez...back spasms are bad enough by themself.

 

[teamroc]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

A friend of mine got it a month ago, she's 22, she missed 1 day of work. Yes she got tested and verified it was H1N1. It's different for everyone.

returning to work 1 day after being diagnosed with H1N1... that seems odd? most professional establishments dont want you anywhere near work if you even have symptoms.

She's not professional and she works in a trailor. Some people get it and die. Some don't. It's not complicated, it effects everyone differently.

 

[HULLOBUDMAN]

Hit my household and my kid was sick for 9 days running 105.9 fever one night but my wife also had it and showed very mild symptoms. Both were swabbed and confirmed and presented themselves very differently.

 

[qimqam]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

A friend of mine got it a month ago, she's 22, she missed 1 day of work. Yes she got tested and verified it was H1N1. It's different for everyone.

returning to work 1 day after being diagnosed with H1N1... that seems odd? most professional establishments dont want you anywhere near work if you even have symptoms.

My son had it, lasted about 1 day ... I believe I had it (similar symptoms) lasted about 1 day. Stop acting like a bunch of ####### and creating hysteria.This Flu is very mild in most cases and is causing less deaths then most other flu strains.

 

[madd futher]

FYI, my daughter got the swine flu (from a co-worker who had traveled on vacation in Mexico) last year about 3 weeks before she gave birth. She and my grand-son came through the pregnancy just fine, although she was quarantined in the hospital. They kept her and the baby(boy) a little longer than normal in the hospital and I believe my baby grandson was one of the first babies that was born with natural immunities.

While she was giving birth, her husband and other two kids came down with it, and were home quarantined - unable to visit her and the baby in the hospital. All were confirmed cases that occurred shortly after the outbreak began when there was still a great deal of histeria. They are a very private couple and were able to keep it out of the press.

The point is that while this flu is not to be taken lightly, for healthy children and young adults, (and NFL athletes) the risk of serious consequences are very over-rated. I think S Jax and the rest of the team will live.

 

[comet909]

Lots of variables here. The strain of flu. How early they caught it. His immune system. Just have a back up plan and watch the actives.

(and go get the texans defense of your waiver wire.)

 

[cr8f]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

A friend of mine got it a month ago, she's 22, she missed 1 day of work. Yes she got tested and verified it was H1N1. It's different for everyone.

returning to work 1 day after being diagnosed with H1N1... that seems odd? most professional establishments dont want you anywhere near work if you even have symptoms.

My son had it, lasted about 1 day ... I believe I had it (similar symptoms) lasted about 1 day. Stop acting like a bunch of ####### and creating hysteria.This Flu is very mild in most cases and is causing less deaths then most other flu strains.

Fewer deaths? How how you judge flus? While for some it is minor but too many have died already especially kids. CDC estimates that between about 7,070 and 13,930 2009 H1N1-related deaths occurred between April and November 14, 2009. The mid-level in this range is about 9,820 2009 H1N1-related deaths.

 

[ichris]

lol plz let me know if something about Steven Jackson is posted, too many posts not about steven in this thread.

 

[Sammy Traveller]

lol plz let me know if something about Steven Jackson is posted, too many posts not about steven in this thread.

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Now that we know he's playing I still think he's a bad play this week. I'm starting Britt over him with confidence. Not only will Jackson become a non-factor because the game will be a blowout, but he could call it a day early because of not feeling well, or his back may dictate an early exit.

 

[grapeape]

Now that we know he's playing I still think he's a bad play this week. I'm starting Britt over him with confidence. Not only will Jackson become a non-factor because the game will be a blowout, but he could call it a day early because of not feeling well, or his back may dictate an early exit.

Hoss you would bench S-Jax for McCoy?

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Now that we know he's playing I still think he's a bad play this week. I'm starting Britt over him with confidence. Not only will Jackson become a non-factor because the game will be a blowout, but he could call it a day early because of not feeling well, or his back may dictate an early exit.

Hoss you would bench S-Jax for McCoy?

Not that I think McCoy is a good play, because he isn't, but if that was my only choice I would.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

You mean 'the flu'?

as someone who was bedridden for a week, and house-ridden for another this is not 'just the flu' despite what Talk radio wants you to believe. It took another 3-4 weeks (yes counting the first two, so 'somewhat sick for a total of about a month and a half) for ALL of the fatigue, aches, pains and coughing to subside (full disclosure, prolly worsened by smoking)

H1N1 is a mother ####er. I've seen players with "the flu" play, but that was the normal 24-72 hour bug. This one is MUCH worse. Lay the house on the Texans, if any significant number of players have it.

Picked up HOU D for this reason. Was planning on playing Colts prior.

A friend of mine got it a month ago, she's 22, she missed 1 day of work. Yes she got tested and verified it was H1N1. It's different for everyone.

returning to work 1 day after being diagnosed with H1N1... that seems odd? most professional establishments dont want you anywhere near work if you even have symptoms.

She's not professional and she works in a trailor. Some people get it and die. Some don't. It's not complicated, it effects everyone differently.

And she forked over a few thousand bucks to get tested, for an illness that by her own admission cost her 1 day of her life? I call BS. She wasn't tested, she told she was to mock the "swine flue hype" or whatever. Ocham's razor.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

Hit my household and my kid was sick for 9 days running 105.9 fever one night but my wife also had it and showed very mild symptoms. Both were swabbed and confirmed and presented themselves very differently.

wow. My girl was running 103. But 105.9! wow.hope all is well with recovery.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

lol plz let me know if something about Steven Jackson is posted, too many posts not about steven in this thread.

JASON LA CANFORARams will start RB Jackson, QB Null vs. TexansPosted: December 20th, 2009 | Jason La Canfora | Tags: Keith Null, Kyle Boller, St. Louis Rams, Steven Jackson, Week 15 injuriesRams RB Steven Jackson and rookie QB Keith Null will start in Sunday’s game against the Texans, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.Jackson hasn’t practiced for the last few weeks so he can rest his injured back. Null will make his second consecutive start in place of Kyle Boller, who has a thigh injury and an illness.Update: Jackson and Null are both active. Boller is active and will be the No. 2 QB.

pm sent

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Too risky for me, especially during the FF playoffs. I think a decent WR #2 is a better play than Jackson.