Swine flu is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. It is common in pig populations worldwide. Transmission from pigs to humans is uncommon. If transmission does occur, it is called zoonotic swine flu. The 2009 pandemic is a swine origin influenza, a virus subtype H1N1. Existing vaccines against seasonal flu provide no protection. Symptoms of zoonotic swine flu in humans are similar to those of influenza: chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, general discomfort.
Kind of what it’s like to watch the Broncos these days.
So discomforting, such weakness and pain. So easy to explain one half of football in a single paragraph: Milky Simms gets the ball first and hands it off seven straight times behind outstanding zone blocking for gains of 9, 8, 8, 4, 3, 8, and 2 yards. Only to have Tyler Polumbus, on second down from San Diego’s 17, let linebacker Sean Phillips into Milky’s backside and force a fumble. Phyllis Rivers promptly drives 69 yards for a touchdown. Denver then does the following on its second possession: pass for 7 yards, on second and three called for illegal motion, on second and eight pass for 3 yards, on third and five called for false start, on third and eight Milky is sacked for 7 yards. Punt, San Diego gets it at their own 43. Denver then holds on first and second down. On third and eight a familiar foe hampers Denver further: Jarvis Moss. He jumps offside. Phyllis of course converts, drives it another 34 yards, gets a field goal. Milky then goes three and out. Phyllis then drives for another field goal. Then, lo and behold … Kyle Orton, glowing with cortisone, enters the game with Zeusian effort. He laces passes for –2, 22, and 38 yards to get Denver to the four. Whereupon Knowshon Moreno of course fumbles at the goal line. Challenging the fumble costs Denver its last time out so when the defense stops Phyllis on his ensuing possession, the clock had sufficiently bled and precluded a realistic Denver scoring attempt.
13-0 at halftime.
The second half was more of the same. Including some sweet open field falling by Moreno. (How did he not score on that run? There are only so many opportunities against Phyllis & Co.)
Self inflicted wounds. A ton of bad breaks. Phyllis Rivers. Moreno the Rookie shoving Brandon Marshall in a sideline scuffle. San Diego punching it in on fourth down for its seventh score with under a minute left. Plenty of CBS score-commercial-kick-commercial combos. Doesn’t really get more sickening.
Pincers is Pincers: confusing, brilliant, weird, gutsy, maddening, capable, green, obstinate. For the amount of talent Pincers keeps standing on the sidelines while Moreno blows games on the field, these two coach and player rookies are in it together.
We’re gonna go barf.
Maybe they can figure it out while we’re away.
Feeling the symptoms? Don’t panic. You may have just watched the Denver Broncos offense bumble around a football field.
We know that Pincers has a lot invested in Moreno, but how many more fumbles until it’s clear in McDaniels’ mind that it is time to start seeing other backs in action?
i hear ya dog … no question