Really so only their balls tested light and it was 11 out of 12 balls, you think that is a maybe and minor. Also if it didn't give the Patriots an advantage then why was it against the rules in the first place and why did they go to all the trouble of breaking the rules? They had to go to a lot of trouble to do this so if they could have easily won the games without doing it then why did they do it. Energy and people tend to follow the path of least resistance, and in this case that path was doing nothing to the balls. I would say that logically there is only one reason for the Patriots doing what they did. That is it gave them an advantage over other teams and they didn't think they could win without said advantage.
Also do you really think the friendship between the owner of the Patriot and Commisioner of the NFL played no role in this?
Sorry but given that the NFL was so quick to fine a player over a gesture that no one saw then they can't say they are not punishing the Patriots for lack of proof and since the Patriot are the only team that doesn't get punished for breaking the rules well then I think it can be stated that the NFL is rigging the game for them.
Also again since they were not punished in any way and were in fact rewarded why shouldn't they cheat next season?
This is not the first time the Patriots have been caught cheating and the NFL has done nothing or next to nothing about it, the last time they fined them it was pocket change compared to what they made by cheating.
Here are the facts you have a team that has a history of cheating. The NFL never punishes them for cheating. The owner of this team is friends with the highest official in the NFL. The NFL claims that they are not punishing the team for lack of proof yet they punish other teams with far less proof. I can't be the only one who sees a conflict of interest here.
This combined the NFL's pro wife beating stance has killed any love I have for this game.
Maybe you can claim that you can't control your players off of the game field but when the game it's self becomes a farce then what is the point of watching?
The NFL needs to be torn down and rebuilt from the ground up, right now it is a rotting corpse of corruption that is giving everything that touches it a horrid stink.