Colts Plan to Play Starters Against Jaguars
Ravens may be thankful to the Colts as the undefeated team (13-0) goes into Thursday’s game with their starters on the field right from the start.
After his team clinched the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs, coach Jim Caldwell announced it will be business as usual Thursday night at Jacksonville.
That means healthy starters will play — start to finish. And it means players who are dealing with injuries won’t play. Caldwell’s decision will be embraced by the majority of players, who were not pleased at the thought of limited playing time for front-line starters in the final three games.
The overriding objective is to be as healthy as possible heading into the playoffs, but it’s apparent Caldwell believes too much “down time” would be a bad thing. After Thursday night’s game, Caldwell will give the players the weekend off. Caldwell could change his mind about playing his front-line starters for the Dec. 27 home game against the Jets.
by Mike Chappell
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