NFL should let coaches coach

Apparently the powers that be in the National Football League don't think they have enough powers. If they did they wouldn't be trying to turn into coaches by influencing decisions made on the field. There is enough for league officials to do without trying to force feed strategy decisions.
League officials want to initiate changes based on the Indianapolis Colts recent decision to bench starters during a regular season that had no impact on their post season. Though perhaps not directly, league officials want to tell head coaches when and how to make decisions about who they put on the playing field and it is just wrong.
The irony is that the Colts were willing to give up their perfect season by putting in their second teamers. The coaching staff realized winning the Super Bowl is a bigger goal than simply taking home one victory.
It was a matter of simple strategy. Peyton Manning and his fellow starters weren't likely to get hurt watching the game from the sidelines. If Manning was dodging 300 pound lineman all day there was a chance he wouldn't be available for the games that really matter. Any of the other players who didn't play are of equal value and would be missed nearly as much if they were injured. A playoff team without its starters will likely not be a playoff team very long.
It is wrong of the league to try to force coaches to play their stars in situations where they might otherwise sit them, trying to save them for when they are really needed.
The cries calling for such league action are likely from those who aren't in the playoff hunt or others who would have benefited from a Colts win. The league needs to let coaches do what is best for their own team, not the rest of the league. It is part of what makes coaching in the NFL so challenging. If more useless regulation is put in place it is only going to make the difficult job of managing professional athletes even harder.