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8 takeaways from the Broncos’ 70-20 loss to the Dolphins
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The Broncos were without Justin Simmons (hip) on Sunday and it showed. In addition to Simmons being out, Denver is also missing Caden Sterns (knee) and P.J. Locke (leg), leaving Kareem Jackson and Delarrin Turner-Yell as the two starting safeties against Miami.
Turner-Yell, a second-year player, was not up to the task. It’s also perhaps a bad sign that sixth-round pick JL Skinner was inactive despite the team being so thin at the position. If Skinner can’t even make the game-day roster when there are just two healthy safeties above him on the depth chart, it’s an alarming sign for his early development as a rookie.