Outcome: Goodell miraculously won't be able to find evidence to blame one or more persons for the under inflation.
Punishmnet: Goodell will feel the pressure to do something and will slap the Pats on the wrist for $50K.
Outcome: Goodell miraculously won't be able to find evidence to blame one or more persons for the under inflation.
Punishmnet: Goodell will feel the pressure to do something and will slap the Pats on the wrist for $50K.
The Pats will get some showcase fines, some underlings will be scapegoated and fired, and the Pat come out with a handsome net gain on the $$$ balance sheet fomr their super bowl appearance.
The outcome will be that Brady, Belichick and the Patriots are forever tainted as cheaters and their accomplishments are irreversibly tarnished. No matter what happens in this Superbowl, Brady is no longer in the conversation with Montana, Bradshaw and the rest. Well actually, he may still be mentioned in the conversation from time to time, it's just that conversation will always include the fact that he is a cheater.
Last edited by MCHammer; 01-25-2015 at 09:05 PM.
I think that the "investigation" will go past the SB.
If the Pats win, they will get nothing.
If they lose, maybe as much as suspending Billy B or Tom Brady.
Hopefully, they are fined and nothing else. The NFL will start watching these things more carefully going forward. I just don't think it's a big deal, but enough people have been whining about it that the Commish will feel like he's got to do something, so I expect a big fine and the firing of somebody on the equipment side in the Patriots organization.
Patriots will get a slap on the wrist, and it wont come until well after the Super Bowl. I would guess the Patriots end up with a fine, and the loss of a mid to late round draft pick. Announcement will come some time in March. Patriots will not stop breaking rules. They will just keep getting better at not getting caught.
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