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Indianapolis tight end Coby Fleener has reunited with quarterback Andrew Luck after playing together at Stanford and putting up great numbers.  Is he a good pick for your fantasy team though?

It was just last season in 2011 when a certain QB from Auburn, taken first overall by the Panthers, was basically just an afterthought in fantasy drafts.  He was considered a raw prospect, mostly just an athletic hard thrower that even had some questioning his commitment and ability to adjust to the pro game quickly.  Boy, were those people ever wrong.  I’m of course talking about Cam Newton, who went on to be a top 5 QB in most scoring formats on the season, and will likely repeat that feat in 2012.  Of course, with where Newton was drafted last year, a lot of teams didn’t need him, due to his lowly draft status.  How many of you were in leagues where the team with Newton had guys like Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady as their #1 QB?  I know I couldn’t have been the only one in such leagues.

This brings us to the case of Robert Griffin III, or RGIII as people are already calling him.  Unfortunately for you “late gem” drafters, you won’t be so lucky with him, as the cat is pretty much out of the proverbial bag on his ability.  We all saw what Griffin is capable after he shredded the competition in college while at Baylor, to the tune of at least 3 scores in 10 out of 13 games, and almost 400 yards of total offense per game during his 2011 season.  Now with Newton having the success he had last year, and Griffin considered both a superior athlete and passer, you may have to pull the trigger in the 10-15 QB rank range in order to get him if you want some RGIII for your fantasy squad in 2012.  The question is, will he be worth it?

NOTE: Watch the updated full season highlights here below.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-m-Ev5amfMI also put in some Logan Thomas runs at the end. This isnt the full season highlights of David Wilson or Logan Thomas. We still have 4 games left.Most of these clips are from VTPhreak, credit goes

Despite having Ahmad Bradshaw, who had a very productive year in 2010, the Giants' rushing offense ranked dead last in the NFL last season.

Bradshaw missed a good portion of the season with a foot injury, but even when the starter was healthy and on the field, the running game was very inconsistent.

The Giants don’t have a great run blocking offensive line, and they would rather let Eli Manning throw the ball 45 plus times a game than stay balanced on offense.

Highlight for former LSU WR Rueben Randle. Randle was selected in the 2nd round in the 2012 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.See more player highlights, hype videos, game highlights and more at LESMILES.NET.

Rueben Randle was available for the New York Giants at the bottom of the first round. Rueben Randle was coveted by the New York Giants at the bottom of the first round. With the final pick of the second round, the New York Giants select...Rueben Randle.

While Jerry Reese upholds his notoriety as an NFL Draft Guru, it cannot be deemed an incredible steal without simultaneously being an unfortunate fall from grocery shelves in the first place. Regardless, whether or not he is truly ready, the talent of Randle will be filling in for Mario Manningham immediately - cleats, jersey No. 82, and expectations alike.

Fantasy football season is upon us again, that annual time-sucker that NFL players mock and NFL fans adore. Hate the divisiveness or love the sense of involvement, but you can't help but be amazed at the way fantasy leagues have begun to dominate sports, most specifically football. Every season, we NFL diehards receive more and more invitations to give in, to join a fantasy league, until we just surrender and finally draft a team that will dominate our attentions every weekend until December.

When it comes to fantasy drafts, I have to admit I’m one of those guys who inevitably ends up drafting a rookie running back, because upside is one of the mantras I tend to live by. 

I also like productivity, but upside really is like a siren’s call to a lot of us fantasy owners, me included. 

With that said, this year’s crop of rookie runners does look a lot more promising than last year, when Mark Ingram was the only RB drafted in the first round, and the leading rookie rusher on the year was a guy who didn’t start out as the starter on his own team, and didn’t even finish with 1,000 yards rushing (DeMarco Murray).

Prognosticating the fantasy prospects of a rookie running back is very much akin to predicting how good a restaurant’s steak will be before you try it; all you have to go on is word of mouth, what you’ve seen from past steaks, and the likelihood that the steak will live up to the reviews and the advertisements. 

Until that succulent piece of meat is actually sitting in all its glory on your plate, you really have no idea how things are going to turn out. 

You also have to be careful not to build it up too much in your head, as you’re likely to end up disappointed with the results never quite meeting expectations.