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Kevin Carter was just a name—solid depth but not anyone my Buccaneers teammates were doing cartwheels over when he arrived from Tennessee.

Then training camp happened. Within weeks, the 33-year-old once slated as just a veteran depth move showed he could play at a much, much higher level. He went on to start almost every game for us.

There you have it, ladies and gentlemen. The special sauce of great team building involves combing through the NFL's discard pile and finding bargains. Then, you need a coaching staff to coax one more where-the-hell-did-that-come-from year out of them.

Look at the past two Super Bowl participants, and you'll see rosters speckled with Kevin Carter-types. So comb through this slideshow carefully, general managers. The 10 discount veterans I've offered up might be the catalyst your team needs to mount its own championship run.