AsylumGuido

Once again a headline totally misstates the crux of the article. Nowhere in the article does Payton state (as the headline implies) that the "Broncos (are) 'Far Ahead' of Saints" in analytics. Here's the entire quote once again:

“The analytics department is something that is on a different level here,” Payton said during his pre-draft presser on Thursday. “I’m like that driver of a new car that still hasn’t figured out how to get the seat warmers on. It’s pretty impressive, and it’s new for me in a good way. I’m talking about the efficiency of the process. We weren’t as far ahead [in New Orleans] when we were looking at some of these players as to being able to pick up and access the information as quickly.”

Where does Payton state the Broncos are "far ahead" of the Saints? What he is saying is that the Saints draft process, which he oversaw in New Orleans, was not as "far ahead" or "advanced" in analytics. That is not a diss against the Saints and what was his own process, but simple fact.

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