The Broncos lost safety Kareem Jackson again. This time he will miss four games after his last illegal hit.
How will the Broncos replace him?
“We’re going to have a few different players there,” coach Sean Payton told reporters Wednesday. “We’ll see where we are health-wise. There is not much to say. We kind of went through the process. He had an appeal yesterday and that’s how it is at the moment.”
The fact is the Broncos won’t have Jackson for a month.
“The solutions are in the building,” Payton said. “Then you pay attention to different rosters compared to the training teams. We have people we develop on our training team. We’ve already played against two guys without him. It depends on the team you are playing against. There are some weeks when you will have a lot of money. There are some weeks where you will be a lot of base. A lot depends on what the game plan is, but it starts in the building.”
It’s unclear where responsibility for Jackson’s irresponsible play begins. Is he freelance or is he trained for what he does?
For some reason, only those players who use unsafe tactics face real discipline. The coaches will not be suspended.
If they did, there’s a good chance we’d see significantly fewer illegal attacks.