INDIANAPOLIS — The preseason is a trick question for every NFL coach.
Holding players out to avoid injury is prudent — unless it leaves them unprepared for the season. So play them, right? They’re about to play over 1,000 snaps anyway. Another 20 in a preseason game isn’t that much of a risk. But then you’re one awkward hit to the knee away from everyone calling you an idiot for letting someone get hurt in a meaningless game.
