Broncos hire George Paton to be their GM
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Broncos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Broncos</a> have agreed to terms on a six-year deal with George Paton as their new GM, per source.</p>&mdash; Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1349410062708699140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

****, well he did win the war

6 years? Damn.

He's kinda old I'd think

May need someone more along the lines of Ulysses S. Grant to keep Elway in check...

6 years? JFC

It's pronounced like Payton i believe.

I guess they are not messing around. Bringing in the Third Army to stop Patrick.


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What's the big deal with this guy? Vikings had a great draft half a decade ago but other than that nothing spectacular.

Who is this piece of sh*t?

Old Blood & Guts!

"May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't."

"Lead me, Follow me or get the hell out of my way."

The gelding of John Elway

Well, he did have a hand in their QB situation and they've lost a lot of playoff games. There's that.

ROFL

I hope they film his arrival at Broncos headquarters. I want to see who he kicks and tells "you go back to sleep. You're the only SOB in this headquarters that knows what he's trying to do."

Spoiler Alert - It won't be Elway

I'm sure with the high altitude and all the weed this seems like a great hire...

Before I started following him on Twitter I didn't realize what a pathetic Bronco kiss-ass Adam Schefter is.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">George Paton spent 14 years with the Vikings and had other chances to take other GM jobs. But Denver stood out.<br><br>During his talks with the Broncos, Paton met with, amongst others, Denver VP Brittany Bowlen, and they spent time discussing her father’s great legacy. <a href="https://t.co/lQT7Mt3D4h">https://t.co/lQT7Mt3D4h</a></p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1349413343904280578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote>
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We shall see... now they should ship Lock, the '21 R1, '22 R1 and something else to Houston for Watson and let's give it a whirl.

Really? How old are you (and yes, I'm being sincere)?

Schefter worked for the Rocky Mountain News from 1990-96 and for the Denver Post from 96-2004 when he joined the NFL Network.

He covered the Broncos for 14 years.

Yeah... he’s a fan.

I knew he had covered them and had connections there. But his Twitter feed makes him sound like he actually works directly for the Broncos organization today. It was even worse when John Elway fired himself as GM and Schefter kept tweeting out all of Elway's successes in the role.

Idk much about him but the Vikings have been an above average team in the draft for a long time so this seems like an upgrade for them.

He covered them during the Elway/Shanahan glory years. Don't know about Elway but he had a personal relationship with Shanahan that continued when Shanahan went to Washington.

The biggest issue with the Vikings was not being able to adequately address the QB position. Basically, the same issue Denver has been struggling with.

Nothing the Broncos do will matter for the next 15+ years.

Was Colon Powell not available?

Yup. Good luck to that guy. Even though they have some nice talent, they have to compete against Mahomes and now Herbert.

That’s gonna be tough

Patton's first posting was with the 15th Cavalry at Fort Sheridan, Illinois,

Well, at least he’ll be familiar with the inability to draft a QB. Maybe they will also end up settling for Cousins.

Ha... they just need to get Watson.

You will trade a 2nd for Nick Foles and you will like it.

Chances are slim to none at best...Year 5 of suck is in the books - on to the next chapter! LOVE IT! :D

Let’s see what the new guy does...

The only team in the AFC that has a legitimate shot to get Watson is the Dolphins. They’re the only ones with the draft capital to get the Texans to trade him inside the conference.

That's all your team has been for the past 5 seasons. A bunch of "let's see"s.

Trust us. We've been there before. We know what we're talking about. Maybe you'll snap your playoff drought eventually, but it's gonna be a long ass time before your franchise becomes what your fanbase believes they're entitled to.

I'm sure he and Brittany were discussing her dads legacy.

New Guy? You mean your new GM? With Elway looking over his shoulder??? Ok...LMAO

Watson has a no trade clause in his contract. The only team he has listed that he is willing to go to, should things go that way, is Miami.

I would take more than that...they arent going to trade a top 5-7 QB within the conference..

Watson has a no trade-clause so he has final say on where he goes...I have a hunch going to another last place team isnt very desirable.

There is zero chance Watson ends up in Denver.

If the Texans decide to go full reerun (worse than they already have, anyway) and give him away, he'll be a Patriot.

ROFL Rep

I can only imagine how desperate you must be to see this development as hopeful.

LMAO that's not going to get Watson. I do find it cute that you think Lock has trade value though

Drew lock developing nicely

Elway is going to be surprised when Paton walks in the door and John realizes he didn't get the Payton he thought he was getting. ROFL

Most of that draft capital is from the Texans in the first place! Can't make shit like this up.

Crap runs down the mile high mountain

Elway is at 5280 ft

Embarrassingly bad hire

Is this good or bad?

Judging from the Vikings qb historyin the last decade I assume it's good?

Spielman should have been fired long ago.

He's a puppet to Horseface, so it's all good.

"Americans LOVE a winner...and they won't tolerate a loser!"

Uh...hear that Horse Face. Better shore it up quick dude...

Viks drafts have been kind of average.

Yep.

Or Mongo

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They've done a decent job with the defense and I'd argue a great job with WR's.

But the most important position on the field is QB and they botched that horribly, over and over.

Bridgewater's femur did a number on that metric.

Bridgewater was never really an elite QB.

Maybe not elite, but far from botched [unless you saw the fragility ahead of time]

Fragility, no. Futility, yes.

After 2 seasons, it was pretty obvious Teddy wasn't a championship-caliber QB.

Well, to be fair... most NFL teams do botch the drafting or acquiring of an elite QB. And, while Watson may be a pipe dream trade for Denver, I'll hold out some glimmer of hope and see how it goes.

A lot of those teams at least still end up with a top 12-15 guy just by trying though.

The only time the Vikings did that was by purchasing one with one of the worst contracts in NFL history.

I mean, I guess the Broncos haven't done that yet.

Horseface: "Alright duuuuude, you fail it's on you, but if we somehow succeed I'm pulling the strings. Got it gooood."

There or Miami. Miami has Tua and draft picks. Ironically, one low 1st round pick is the Texans. That's funny.

Paton probably wants to sign Anthony Sherman in the offseason

The only reason I mention the Patriots is because they all ultimately owe their allegiance to Kraft and Bill.

Lincoln: Find out what kind of whiskey Grant likes and send it to all of my generals.

Elway: Find out what kind of whiskey Grant likes and send it to me.

LMAO

Oh, it's certainly a possibility. Just Watson himself said that he would allow a trade to Miami. They have a QB that is actually worth something, unlike Drew Lock, and they have many draft picks. Also, Jax is a possibility b/c they have the #1 pick plus draft picks. Morning radio guys were talking about that this morning.

If you would have asked me what I thought about him being traded last week, I'd have said that he's staying put, but now I'm not so sure. As crazy as it seems, I get the feeling if things keep going how they are, that he'll be traded. But it's gonna take one HELL of an offer.

Bridgewater blows injury or not.

Anybody stupid enough to pay Cousins I want in my div.