Broncos going "Moneyball", hire analytics expert

The Broncos announced today they have hired Mitch Tanney as director of football analytics.

#Broncos fill new position with hire of Mitch Tanney as director of football analytics. [http://t.co/vKzW0sBiBA] pic.twitter.com/JCG6s8YB1L

— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) March 6, 2015

In this new position, Tanney will be responsible for developing methods to analyze data that supports evaluations and situational decisions made by the personnel, staff, and coaches.

Tanney played college football as a quarterback at Monmouth college, where he was named the 2005 midwest conference offensive player of the year.

Tanney will bring his experience working as the head of football products and analytics with STATS LLC, as well as his time in a similar role with the Chicago Bears.