Are the Broncos making a mistake with Justin Simmons?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty ImagesLet me start out by admitting what many of you already know about me: I love good safety play. I think good safeties are the key to having a sound, modern NFL football defense. I think teams don’t value them enough and definitely don’t pay the good ones enough for how impactful they are on the field.

Let me follow that up by saying I think the world of Justin Simmons. It has been a joy to watch him enter the league and grow year after year through garbage coaching and poorly managed teams to turn into a serious all-pro quality safety. He’s a positive guy on and off the field and shows every sign of being a true professional athlete that deserves a big…