FANTASY FOOTBALL: Here’s hoping Colts stars don’t rest up for playoffs, try to go 16-0

Here’s hoping Colts have hearts set on 16-0

It’s about the time of year when the Colts start resting up for a playoff run, a development that annually spells trouble for fantasy teams banking on Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark and Joseph Addai.

Fortunately for those Colts owners deep in the fake playoffs, there’s probably at least one more game of regular-season effort left in Indianapolis.

Coach Jim Caldwell isn’t saying exactly how the unbeaten Colts will handle the starters these last two games since they’ve already locked up homefield advantage throughout the playoffs, but history — and the chance to make history — indicate the offense will be humming along like normal.

Just look at the past five years. For all their late-season resting, the Colts have only stopped trying in Week 16 one time. And that game, in 2005, came after they had just lost the chance to go unbeaten and so had nothing on the line. If they would play hard for an undefeated record then, why wouldn’t they now?

So unless Caldwell gives some indication that he wants to sit starters Sunday against the Jets, plan on rolling with your Colts as usual.

As you again wonder why you didn’t draft Manning, here are some players to consider starting and some to sit in Week 16: