With the NFL Draft quickly approaching, we thought it’d be fun to dive into the past to learn how four guys who were anything but slam dunks heading into their respective drafts found themselves named to the league's All-Decade team last week. 49ers beat writer, Matt Barrows, is here to help us examine how Frank Gore, Patrick Willis, Joe Staley, and Richard Sherman quieted their doubters and became some of the best of all-time.For more of Matt’s fantastic draft flashbacks as well as his coverage leading up to this year’s draft, visit: https://theathletic.com/author/matt-barrows/For a free 90 day subscription visit: http://theathletic.com/free90days

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