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Photos courtesy of USA Today At 6-0, Drew Brees did not fit the quarterback prototype coming out of Purdue. But he proved size doesn't matter. EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Gosselin spent 20 years as the NFL columnist for the Dallas Morning News, including 20 offseasons studying and researching prospects for the NFL draft. He didn’t watch any tape – he was a writer, not a scout – but he talked to the men who did watch tape. He built a network of NFL general managers, head coaches, personnel directors, scouts and assistant coaches from all 32 teams who would share with him their analyses of play...

Photo courtesy of USA Today Aaron Rodgers has a Hall-of-Fame future, but few saw it back in 2005 when he was coming out of Cal. EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Gosselin spent 20 years as the NFL columnist for the Dallas Morning News, including 20 offseasons studying and researching prospects for the NFL draft. He didn’t watch any tape – he was a writer, not a scout – but he talked to the men who did watch tape. He built a network of NFL general managers, head coaches, personnel directors, scouts and assistant coaches from all 32 teams who would share with him their analyses of players. Gosselin u...

Philip Rivers (17) photo courtesy of USA Today Philip Rivers may have had a funky throwing motion, but few in NFL history wound up throwing the ball better EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Gosselin spent 20 years as the NFL columnist for the Dallas Morning News, including 20 offseasons studying and researching prospects for the NFL draft. He didn’t watch any tape – he was a writer, not a scout – but he talked to the men who did watch tape. He built a network of NFL general managers, head coaches, personnel directors, scouts and assistant coaches from all 32 teams who would share with him their ana...

Alan Faneca (66) photo courtesy of the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL scouting reports on Alan Faneca coming out of LSU in 1998 painted a picture of a country-strong interior lineman who mauled defenders in the run game EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Gosselin spent 20 years as the NFL columnist for the Dallas Morning News, including 20 offseasons studying and researching prospects for the NFL draft. He didn’t watch any tape – he was a writer, not a scout – but he talked to the men who did watch tape. He built a network of NFL general managers, head coaches, personnel directors, scouts and assistant coa...

Charles Woodson (21) photo courtesy of Tony Gonzales/Las Vegas Raiders NFL scouting reports on cornerback Charles Woodson coming out of college painted a picture of an extraordinary playmaker who thrived more on his athleticism than his techniques EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Gosselin spent 20 years as the NFL columnist for the Dallas Morning News, including 20 offseasons studying and researching prospects for the NFL draft. He didn’t watch any tape – he was a writer, not a scout – but he talked to the men who did watch tape. He built a network of NFL general managers, head coaches, personnel ...