I think Roger will slap Brady down, too.  How would it look to put strong sanctions on the Patriots for cheating, but then remove the sanctions on the player that cheated?  That's not consistent at all.  And if Goodell has backing from the other owners to slap down one of the most powerful owners, why would he cave in to 1 player?  He won't.

 

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Ultimately, I think this issue was in part won and lost on message boards such as this one, and on the national sites like PFT, MMQB, etc.  The arguments on the Patriots side were often ludicrous compared to the steady reasoning from those with less of an agenda.  Everyone has a favorite team, but for fans of teams not involved, they usually just want the league to get it right.  The "rhetoric" on social media was not in the Patriots' favor, and pushing against it would not help the Pats in any way. 

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