Throughout the Denver Broncos’ inept start to the 2022 regular season, there has been pain, frustration, anger, thirst for alcohol, and the reality that the team couldn’t even stink their way into a good draft pick because they sent the first and second-round picks away for Russell Wilson.
Enter George Paton. The Broncos’ general manager threw a lifeline to a fan base who has been drowning for 6 years in mediocrity. He sent away pass rusher Bradley Chubb, who had been having arguably his first season that wasn’t either average or marred by injuries, to the Miami Dolphins for their first round pick (which they acquired from the San Francisco 49ers).