I think a fine and suspension should have been enough. There's no proof the Pats benefited from their actions. For all we know this is the first time they've done it.
Saw Brett Favre in a press conference. He confirmed that the Patriots could benefit from their actions but he added that it'd be pretty obvious to see the offensive coaches watching the defensive signals being sent in if they did. Then they'd have to figure out what play to run to counter it and send in the appropiate personnel. You'd eat up a lot of clock doing all that. Probably get his with a delay of game penalty more than once.
"You kind of get tired giving the other team credit. At some point you've got to look in the mirror and say 'I sucked.'"
Alex Rodriguez, after the NY Yankees were eliminated from the 2006 ALDS by the Detroit Tigers.
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