George Paton sounded almost gleeful on Friday night.
After a wheeling, dealing Friday night for the Broncos that featured three trades, 17 total draft picks that changed hands, and, ultimately, three Day 2 picks, the club’s general manager outlined his rationale for trading down twice from No. 51 before picking running back R.J. Harvey at No. 60.
“We felt like moving back would set the tone for the day, would give us flexibility to do what we want to do for the day,” Paton said. “And it did.”
The trend continued Saturday, too.
In fact, moving back and navigating around the board became an overarching theme for the Broncos over the course of the NFL draft’s final two days.