The Patriots have been caught doing a lot of stuff like this, and nobody has ever done anything (other than fines, but these guys are millionaires!). For example, does anyone else remember that scandal where the Patriots were spying on other teams practicing, and the one where they were recording defensive signals from the Jets? They're complete cheats. Who's to say weather or not they've been doing this ball deflation thing every game? Sure, it wouldn't have made a difference in the Colts game, but over the course of the whole season, this could have had a profound impact. They could've done it during the playoff game against the Ravens, too (although we'll never know for sure). Nobody checks these things because the NFL assumes that teams have the decency to follow simple rules and guidlines. Clearly, they were wrong. Personally, I believe these alligations are true (and not just because I hate the Patriots). This isn't something that someone just comes up with on the whim. Given the Patriots' history with cheating, I doubt that this is made up. Tom Brady and Bill Belicheat reacted in the exact same way to scandles that were proven to have been true. The real question is, is there sufficient evidence for these alligations, and will the NFL do anything about it? If they end up going to the Super Bowl, I'm going to call it "The Cheater Bowl". The Seahawks will win anyways.
