Right on. This is a game, a game mind you. The government has no right to demand anything here or spend any of my money on investigating it.
Dead issue. Pats lost the big one after going undefeated after the story broke. They get to live with the stigma of chocking the big one. If they come back and win this year they will still be accused of being cheaters so who cares.
Remember it is a game.
It stopped being a "game" many, many moons ago when the NFL lobbied Congress for the antitrust exemption, if not earlier. It's big bidness now, just ask the owners and their lawyers, the coaches, athletes and their respective agents.