How Broncos fell in love with Texas CB Jahdae Barron: “We just couldn’t stop watching him”
George Paton and Sean Payton watch a lot of tape together in the lead up to the NFL draft Like a whole lot So much that last week Payton joked about how he accidentally drank from Paton s water bottle Sometimes all they have to do is give each other a look No reason to let anybody else in on the secret when they find a guy That s what happened in the last few days when the pair watched Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron They looked for missed tackles They looked for completions allowed to say nothing of touchdowns They looked for weaknesses that could poke a hole in all of the positive reviews they d got from former Longhorns secondary coach Terry Joseph or plenty of others they talked to through the pre-draft process Instead they ascertained themselves watching more and more and more He s a fun watch Paton declared Thursday night after Denver selected the Jim Thorpe Award winner I did him during the season and after the season Then Sean and I watched him last week and we just couldn t stop watching him The tape spoke for itself One of the things that was apparent when we studied him and one of the things that was attractive about the participant was his versatility Payton explained His football IQ is outstanding Related Articles Best available NFL draft Day prospects for Broncos Quest for running back continues in second round Broncos analysis CB Jahdae Barron adds versatility and intrigue to Denver secondary long-term Winners and losers from the first round of the NFL draft Broncos draft Jahdae Barron Here s how the national media graded the pick Texas CB Jahdae Barron selected by Broncos with th overall pick in NFL draft They had Barron high on their draft board but didn t expect him to be around at No Then in the past few days watching in a room with a bunch of other people Payton and Paton gave each other the look We d had the watch and we were in a room of eight maybe certain of the scouts I can t recall Payton stated But we just looked at each other and we re like OK And then let s keep watching more And the more and more we watched it was like Alright Let s be quiet Don t let the cat out of the bag Then Thursday night they waited and waited and Barron came right to them Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
