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There are no quarterbacks in the Broncos today. If their game against the Saints had been played on Monday, multiple quarterbacks would have qualified to return from the COVID-19 list. However, the league refused to delay the game by a day.
According to a league source, the Broncos on Saturday tried to persuade the NFL to postpone the game until Monday night.
The effort includes strenuous efforts by team president J. Ellis, GM John Alway and coach Vic Fangio to persuade the league for a one-day delay. Although some have suggested that the ongoing lack of an owner’s team hurts the effort, Alway is interested; He is on the league’s competition committee.
Even if the Denver Clout was run by the owner, the game was not moving forward. The league has made it clear that games will not be delayed for competitive reasons, and only ongoing, uncontrollable outbreaks (like Baltimore) will buy time.
The objectives are: (1) COVID-19 safety; And (2) access to sports. Games will be played as long as there is an outbreak – even if no one team has quarterbacks, no offensive linemen, nothing.
The absence of key players (especially blush curses) increases the physical risk to other players during games, a consideration that has been abandoned – if it ever had been one. Once the league knows it is safe to play in terms of epidemics, football will be played with whatever is available to play.
Except, as learned the Broncos, assistant coaches or other non-players.
