Toronto Argos mired under fire of criticism

Facts: According to the National Post, a CFL football team, Toronto Argos, have come under a strom of criticism for the decision to sit out ten of their best players in the game against Montreal Aloquetts.
Argos lost the game 20-58.

My take: interesting, what's the fuss about? In Russia, it's a common practice that team that's secured a playoff spot would do that. And people here are outraged. I'm impressed.