One of the less heralded parts of George Paton’s job is to keep an eye on the future of the Denver Broncos as he goes about making moves to build a championship caliber roster in the near term. The second year general manager is responsible for building a team that can win from now on, and admitted to the press that he’s “always thinking ahead.” So it’s hard to imagine Paton has not thought about the state of his war chest of draft picks following the Russell Wilson trade.
Following the historic deal that sent eight players and picks to the Seattle Seahawks to acquire Wilson, the Broncos find their war chest a little light.