2010 NFL Fantasy Football Preview: Indianapolis Colts

Here we are: the fantasy football mother lode. The Colts have an offense that is nearly impossible to slow down. Their biggest concern is they are too good and shut it down early.

Fantasy Playoffs Schedule: Moderate

They take on the Titans on the road, the Jags at home, and the Raiders on the road. Though the week 16 matchup with Oakland appears favorable, you can’t count on the Colts’ starters to play the whole game.

Five-Star Fantasy Options

Peyton Manning: Manning is consistently one of the top fantasy QBs. Everybody knows that.

Reggie Wayne: Though he has to share with the Colts’ plethora of other options, he still managed to average 1,249 yards and 8.7 TDs over the past six years.

Dallas Clark: He’s so big and fast that it’s not fair he’s an excellent route runner with soft hands. He had 100 catches for 1,106 yards and 10 TDs last year.

Four-Star Fantasy Options

Joseph Addai: Everybody was ready to write him off because of Donald Brown’s arrival, but all Addai did was pick up 1,164 total yards (828 rushing) and 13 TDs (10 rushing). He’s only 27 years old.

Three-Star Fantasy Options

Donald Brown: Brown has big play ability, and the Colts would like to give him a larger role in the offense assuming he can stay healthy. The Colts have the ability to have two fantasy-relevant RBs at the same time.

Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie: I like Garcon more than Collie (or Anthony Gonzalez). He took his game to a new level in last year’s playoff fun. Don’t think Manning didn’t notice. Collie has to have the upper hand for the slot position thanks to Gonzalez’s injury.

Two-Star Fantasy Options

Anthony Gonzalez: After last year I am putting Gonzalez on “double secret probation.” A ton of fantasy owners got burned not so much by his injury, but by the fact that they wasted a roster spot for him for so long in anticipation of his return.

Colts Defense/Special Teams: The Colts face the Texans twice, the Titans twice, and the Giants, Eagles, Bengals, Patriots, Chargers, and Cowboys. Their easiest matchup is against the Raiders when they could be resting starters like Dwight Freeney in Week 16.

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