Media day can reveal a lot about success. (Matthew Emmons/US Presswire)

Media day is always full of insignificant questions and story lines, but there was something that stood out for me as the masses talked to the NFL’s two best teams from the 2011 season.

Despite their resounding success, these two teams never stop building through the draft. There’s a reason why the Patriots have dominated for the past decade and there’s a reason why the Giants are playing in their second Super Bowl in four seasons.

The scouting department plays as big a role as any coach or player on the team.

Giants GM Jerry Reese told the media Tuesday that they never stop scouting players.

I just got back from the Senior Bowl myself and was down there for a couple days. I was also at the East-West game for a couple days. Our scouts are actually looking at film right now at the hotel. That process never stops.

“It’s a working job. It’s not a job where you get to work at 10 a.m., leave at 3 p.m. and go play golf. It’s a working job, for me it is anyway. You have to come to work and roll your sleeves up.

The entire coaching staff of the Denver Broncos plus John Elway and Brian Xanders attended the Senior Bowl last week. They know as well as anyone how important it is to build through the draft. Last year’s rookies were among the tops in the league in number of starts and playing time.
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