I really don’t see much rationalizing here. I see far more hysteria than anything else. An overwhelming amount of Pats fans say they don’t approve of what the team did and deserved punishment. The Pats crossed over a line in collecting information and got spanked. The line in this game is rather interesting. Some stealing is okay but you have to do it with approved means. On the other hand, the Jets are supposed to have a W handed to them even though the Pats gained no benefit from the film, the Pats Super Bowls were won through “cheating” and they are frauds.
Righttttt....
If you don’t see the rationalization, hit “preview” before your next post. Nothing in my lifetime has struck at the integrity of the game like this has. The Sweatshirt deserved to be Pete Rose’d for what he did.