How would you feel with Jaxson Dart at 9?

Right, but there's much here to consider. For starters prior to that pro day this board considered the possibility of him in the 1st round a complete joke. Also, you did have that report but somewhere around half of mock drafts still had him in the 2nd round leading up to the draft, and likewise was the mentality of this board. Lastly, there were people still laughing at Payton when that picked happened and ridiculing him, "grateful that we moved on from a washed up coach".
I don't think people were laughing at Payton...
Every NFL talking head knew the Broncos needed a QB.

What people didn't expect was the improvement Payton was able to get out of Bo Nix in his rookie year!
Bo Nix play was pretty bad in his first 3 starts...
Payton definitely showed this year that he is a good coach & that he can win without Drew Brees as his QB.