The Patriots fucked up. They are going to get hit with something. The league has put itself in the position for better or worse where it can’t really take a pass on infractions by deeming them non intentional because then you risk that teams will take advantage.
i hope the penalty is proportionate but if there is a fine I really don’t care if it is $100,000 or $1,000,000. Doesn’t count against the cap and it’s not my money.
To me the important thing is the message sent. If no coach is fined and the league wants to come out and say that there was no intent but there needs to be punishment to ensure teams make sure their representatives toe the line, I can live with that. If it’s a draft pick above a 4th or 5th I would be pretty pissed and like everyone here be bummed about the double standard. But, fuck it, rightly or wrongly, we’re on double secret probation and still managed to fuck up.