The Denver Broncos’ analytics team could be expanding beyond Mitch Tanney according to Nicki Jhabvala, and upon further review, it’s possible the selection of RB Royce Freeman had something to do with analytics.
John Elway personally told Freeman he wanted him to be the team’s ‘bell cow’ back, which is as good of an indicator as any that the team has high hopes for him, but his impact on the field could be more significant than originally thought.
On the surface, Freeman filled a void left with the release of C.J. Anderson. When you crunch some numbers, it’s clear his inclusion in this year’s draft class is about fixing an area of the Broncos’ offense that struggled badly last year: First down production.