What we learned about Broncos' draft plans from Sean Payton, George Paton

On Thursday, Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton began mourning for a past that had not yet passed them by.The two top personnel decision-makers for Denver’s franchise have been side by side for the better part of the past three weeks inside the team’s draft war room, meticulously poring over tape as they evaluate this year’s crop of NFL Draft prospects. They are doing it inside a building that will be flattened a few months from now as coaches, players and staff members move into the glistening new $175 million facility set to open in June, just a Bo Nix deep ball from where they work now.Advertisement