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I think we will get fined. I really doubt the league will go after the colts even if theyre somehow involved because they'll try to bury it and if they exonerate the Pats they'll make themselves look like morons. I assume a small fine but I think Kraft and the Pats will fight it. According to the two most reliable NFL insiders (not headline chasers) Ian Rapaport and Adam Schefter the nfl seems to be having a tough time actually proving the Pats did it.
The NFL will admit they found nothing but will quite intentionally word it in a way to smear NE. They will then point to the at least one under-pressure ball and fine NE $25-50K.
I would love for all that to happen. This whole episode is beyond what is right and due process. In a court of law we would get all of that. This is big time money politics going on. They opened a can of worms they regret doing. This is now about 32 owners wanting to protect the shield. A Commissioner's future hanging on a thread (please fire him), and one teams legacy and honor. Wells is hired by the NFL so don't expect complete transparency. He will find what is needed and look the other way on others. Remember he is an attorney. Want's to be hired again by NFL for future cases. This is not about black and white issues anymore. It is about the grey area's that the NFL can present to save faceNothing less than a full exoneration.
Complete with ridiculing the media for not knowing basic high school level science.
An apology to the Patriots.
A press conference with an articulate science person who explains in detail why the patriots balls lost a small amount of pressure and the colts balls lost less or none or whatever (most likely because the colts balls were colder upon initial pressure test). A full video demonstration of a ball being subjected to moisture and losing pressure.
A video and admission that the colts let air out of the patriots balls to make their case more persuasive to the refs.
The colts #1 draft choice this year.