Everyone who follows sports even a little bit has an understanding of the player that falls in your lap and makes you better overnight.
Tommy Lasorda was doing a favor for a friend when he got the Dodgers to draft Mike Piazza in the 62nd round with selection number 1,390 and you can say what you will about the New England Patriots depth of knowledge in the draft, but if they knew what Tom Brady was going to turn out to be they would have never waited until the sixth round and 199th selection to take the former Michigan quarterback.