That’s a very good reason to be against any kind of penalty. If KO is for it, it must be stupid. Besides, letting the Pats off the hook would make KO even more batshit crazy. That can only be a good thing.
My view is 2-4 weeks suspension is the reasonable penalty. It’s the equivalent of throwing spitters. There’s also lying and refusing to cooperate. The evidence is strong against him. (They keep using the phrase “more probable than not” because that is the standard of proof in an NFL investigation, just as it is in a lawsuit in a courtroom. You can win or lose millions of dollars, or custody of kids, when it is more probable than not that you did something. I think the evidence, now that we have read the texts and the summary of the report, is a lot stronger than 51/49 against Brady).
But the offense is not that great. A misdemeanor, not a felony, like SpyGate was. Slap him upside the head and be done with it.