I can understand not wanting any of the top player getting hurt during a preseason game but what Haley does not understand is that he has to sell the team so people will buy tickets to the game.
I'm dating myself here but I remember all too well the early eighties when the Chiefs would play their starters the whole game, go 4-0 or 3-1 in the preseason, proclaim themselves to be a contender, then go 4-12 during the season.
Again and again and again.
I'm inclined to cut Haley a little slack. Nobody is going to remember the win/loss record during the preseason.