Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton discusses how his team evaluates its roster before heading into free agency and the NFL Draft. How they target players and go about acquiring them.
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Well, and it, remember, it starts, if, if, if you have a list that says musts, needs and wants, you have to jump into the draft first, jump back to free agency, look at the draft again, and then begin to look at where is the best way.
Well, and it, remember, it starts, if, if, if you have a list that says musts, needs and wants, you have to jump into the draft first, jump back to free agency, look at the draft again, and then begin to look at where is the best way.
To address this must.
To address this must.
In the draft or in free agency.
In the draft or in free agency.
And, and look, we never get to live in a perfect world, but you’d love to always be drafting the best player.
And, and look, we never get to live in a perfect world, but you’d love to always be drafting the best player.
And sometimes there’s a lot of times that can happen.
And sometimes there’s a lot of times that can happen.
So George and I, you know, we’re all sitting in there going through the puzzle and, um, Yeah, I, I think.
So George and I, you know, we’re all sitting in there going through the puzzle and, um, Yeah, I, I think.
There, there were certain priorities.
There, there were certain priorities.
Dobbins was a priority ahead of all others.
Dobbins was a priority ahead of all others.
Now that’ll anger people.
Now that’ll anger people.
He’s, we know he’s been injured.
He’s, we know he’s been injured.
We understand, and the injuries haven’t been soft tissue driven, but he’s someone that’s one of those, you know, those compound multipliers.
We understand, and the injuries haven’t been soft tissue driven, but he’s someone that’s one of those, you know, those compound multipliers.
Like he brings 10 others along with him in a positive light.
Like he brings 10 others along with him in a positive light.
Like our success last year, he’s got some fingerprints on that.
Like our success last year, he’s got some fingerprints on that.
Dre has some, you know, all these players that came in, that have been in winning programs.
Dre has some, you know, all these players that came in, that have been in winning programs.
Um You know, are, are a big part of how you win 14 games in, in call it year 3 of the program.
Um You know, are, are a big part of how you win 14 games in, in call it year 3 of the program.