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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar
Well, this IS the guy who hyped Keenum and Washed Russ while shitting on the Mahomes pick. If he gets something right one of these days, it will probably be a sign that the end is nigh.
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It’s amazing if you look at it even from an unbiased perspective. Absolutely no one would look at Paton’s resume and Veach’s resume and come away thinking Paton was even close to Veach. Veach has made better FA signings overall and has drafted far better despite drafting near the end of the first round every year. Veach also was smart enough to walk away from Tyreek when he did and used the assets and cap space to build the foundations of this back to back SB run.
Paton did draft Surtain II, but it’s clear that he is not a player who moves the needle on a bad team. Not saying that he’s a bad player at all because he isn’t, but when you are drafting Top 10, you have more pressing needs than CB (outside of freak situations). The Wilson situation is a fireable offense. Veach turned something like $700 into long term deals for Mahomes (the largest contract ever), Jones, and Kelce while Paton is eating a massive dead cap hit because of the Wilson contract. He has failed on all his HC picks and it remains to be seen if Payton is the savior Denver hopes he is.
Overall the best we can hope for as KC fans is that the Broncos ownership team thinks of Paton the way Knowmo does. It will ensure they continue to be at the bottom looking up to one of their biggest rivals who lap them in every category. All they will have is post draft hope before reality inevitably crushes them again.