The long-standing theory in fantasy football is that receivers have their breakout seasons in their 3rd year. In recent years, we've seen this also happen to players in their 2nd year like TE Jermichael Finley. Take a look at all second and third year receivers in 2010's Breakout Receivers (Published, 7/5/10). 

The NFL Draft wound up working out pretty well for a lot of players, but no player saw his stock rise more than former Tennessee RB Montario Hardesty, who looks like the new workhorse RB for the Browns. Check out our full analysis of all of this year's rookie skill players both for 2010 and for the future in our r in our Post-Draft Rookie Report (Published, 5/5/10).   

In what should be a wild offseason for free agency, one of the few hot commodities guaranteed to sign wherever he so chooses is RB Chester Taylor, who could be just the ticket for a team looking for a lead back, such as the Chargers. Check out our extensive look at the free agency landscape this year in our
2010 Free Agency Preview (Published, 2/19/10). 

Those who drafted Chief RB Jamaal Charles and hung on to him were eventually greatly rewarded for their patience, which was a valuable lesson learned in 2009. It was an odd year for fantasy in the NFL, so there were plenty of other things fantasy players should have picked up on. As he does each year, John Hansen covers them all in 2009's version of Lessons Learned (Published, 2/10/10).