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THE LINK BETWEEN COACHES AND SCOUTS: With the NFL draft approaching, newly appointed Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio talks about the scouting process in the Boston Globe Sunday football notes. In the piece, Caserio touches on the importance of scouts and coaches seeing players through a similar lens, as evaluating prospects is only part of the equation; determining how they fit in the team's system is also crucial.

MORE FROM RANDY MOSS: The Herald-Dispatch has more from WR Randy Moss, who was honored in West Virginia on Friday. In an article that ran in Sunday's editions of the Herald-Dispatch, Moss talks about the bond he developed with Tom Brady during the 2007 season. "Everything he does from being there early to work to working out to treating people good and also going out there and leading the team to victory is what I like about him," Moss said. "And that says a whole lot about Tom Brady."

COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS: Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune writes on compensatory draft picks, which will be awarded to teams at next week's owners meetings. He notes that compensatory picks can be valuable -- Tom Brady was selected with a compensatory pick -- while pointing out that the Patriots have had the fourth-most compensatory draft picks (17) of any team over the last decade.