If the charges are as ludicrous as you and many others believe wouldn’t you think that of all people the Officials of the NFL would know it? And considering the current high profile of the playoffs and the up coming super bowl that they would have jumped on it and put an end to it very short order?
And if they are not that knowledgeable and capable of due diligence (or at least as much so many FReepers seem to be) about game in which they are responsible for, then what does it mater, because clearly the game has been completely undermined and compromised to the point that it is no longer a sport, but a money making popularity contest.
Maybe the reason the NFL didn’t do anything about it is that there was nothing to do anything about. Of course owing to the nature of PR they must investigate (or at least “investigate”) otherwise people will whine.
They are that knowledgeable and capable of due diligence, which is a large part of why the accusations are stupid. Because of what the league does to verify the balls the risk level would be extremely high for little if any gain. the game hasn’t been undermined even the slightest. Unless you choose to believe every idiotic accusation, and then it’s not the game that’s been undermined, it’s you.