Little wonder that elite teams have best scouts (1 Viewer)

[Dan in Lafayette]

Patriots, Colts, Chargers, Giants among NFL’s canniest talent evaluators

Tom Curran / NBCSports.com

INDIANAPOLIS - “Be prepared.” It’s the Boy Scout motto all the time. It’s the NFL scouts’ motto right now.

When the head of the football-watching world swivels in the direction of incoming NFL talent, the work done by the league’s 32 scouting departments comes into view. And while fans might be just starting to place faces next to names like Joe Flacco, Leodis McKelvin and Jeff Otah, scouts know what kind of toothpaste these kids use.

And while the immediate focus is on the 2008 draft class, scouts are already conversant in the 2009 group.

But after all the preparation is done and all the information is evaluated, which NFL scouting departments do the best job year after year in stocking their roster? Full Story – NBCSports.comhttp://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/23354449/