Saturday, December 5, 2009

Fantasy Football Teams Resting Star Players for Playoffs

Fantasy teams across the country are resting their star players in preparation for the fantasy football playoffs, according to ESPN Fantasy Sports Start/Sit percentages. Teams who have guaranteed playoff spots in their leagues are sitting star players such as Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. Most leagues start their playoffs next week.

Resting star players in meaningless fantasy weeks not only give their player's rest, but it prevents other fantasy teams from preparing for them. Teams have learned from previous years where they may have started their star player every week during the regular season, and then lost in the first round of the playoffs.

However, not all teams are resting their best players. Some teams have won five or six straight weeks, and don't want to enter the playoffs on a loss, even if it doesn't mean anything in terms of seeding. Momentum is very important in sports. Of course, there are also those teams who are in the middle of a playoff race, or would like to get a higher seed, and will most definitely start their star players this week.

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