There's been virtually no talk about the Colts taking Robert Griffin III over Andrew Luck with their number one overall pick. Why?
Is Luck that much more of a sure thing or is this part of the 'black quarterback stereotype'?

A mix of exciting youngsters and grizzled veterans had breakout games in Week 8 of the 2011 fantasy football season. We saw a number of upsets and a few great games. Here's a look at the best fantasy football performances of Week 8.

QB Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
The Panthers rookie continues to dazzle.

If one of these players is on your 2011 fantasy football team, consider the time right to sell high. If you can flip one of these players for a pair of established stars, go ahead and do it. As the season wears on, these players' value will diminish.

QB Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
You gotta love Cam Newton.

With injuries and breakout players already impacting the 2011 fantasy football season, the Week 3 waiver wire might be the most important waiver wire session of the season. By picking up the right player, you can really help your fantasy team. Here are our Week 3 waiver wire sleepers:

QB Matt Haselbeck, Tennessee Titans
Why is Matt Hasselbeck suddenly so valuable?

Alright, that headline is a bit premature. But I can't help being excited about the rookie quarterback for the Carolina Panthers. To put it bluntly, rookie quarterbacks usually suck. Cam Newton hasn't sucked. In fact, he's been pretty darn awesome.

Even though the Panthers are 0-2, it hasn't been Cam Newton's fault.

In Week 1 of the 2011 fantasy football season, there were a lot of surprising players leading the way for the fantasy football world. If you had one of these players in you fantasy starting lineup, pat yourself on the back. Job well done!

Here's our list of the most surprising fantasy football players in Week 1:

QB Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
Wow.

The NFL lockout hurt a lot of people. People lost jobs, sports writers were left with nothing to write about and football fans were bored out of their minds. But nobody lost as much as Cam Newton.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft signed with the Carolina Panthers on Friday. However, due to new rookie contract restrictions, Cam Newton's deal was worth only $22 million.

There's been a littany of problems in so many American sports lately. College football has an annual crisis of players, coaches and boosters scheming the system, Ohio State University being the latest. College basketball has its own share of problems as witnessed earlier in the year when the University of Connecticut got busted for recruiting violations only to bounce back and win the national championship a month later.

The 2011 NFL Draft won't take place until April. However, that doesn't stop football fans from beginning the process of dreaming about which players their favorite team will select. That's especially true for the football fans whose favorite team is watching the NFL playoffs on TV. Here's our first crack at a 2011 NFL Mock Draft:

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Cam Newton, the Heisman Trophy winning quarterback for the National Champion Auburn Tigers, has entered the 2011 NFL Draft. Newton, who began his college career with the Florida gators, will skip his senior season. In his lone season at Auburn, Newton passed for 2,854 yards, rushed for 1,473 yards and totaled 52 touchdowns.