I know not everyone likes Simmons, and yes he's a Pats homer, but I think this is a pretty fair take. The Mangini stuff made me laugh.
Also this, in response to a question about Brady being happy that Moss is a Patriot:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070914&sportCat=nfl
Q: What were your thoughts on the penalty Roger Goodell handed to the Patriots?
-- Justin K., Indiana
SG: Just so you know, that's a condensed version of the e-mail; in the unabridged version, there were multiple swear words and Justin compared me to one of three major orifices. Anyway, I thought the penalty was slightly excessive but fair. I was hoping they'd lose a second-rounder, but whatever. They cheated, they were warned, they kept cheating, they got caught, they paid the price. (And a steep price at that.)
I did think The Turncoat (aka Eric Mangini) should have been fined for blowing the whistle on Belichick and then inexplicably shaking his hand afterward. Stick to your guns, Mr. Mangineous. If you're going to sell out your old boss during the game, what better way to show your disgust than eschewing the postgame handshake and just walking off the field? What's the point of shaking hands? Hey, great game, congrats on the win. ... By the way, I ratted you out in the first quarter, sorry about that. My dad was more outraged about that two-faced move than anything since the Doc Rivers extension.
That reminds me, everyone's talking about the other teams and implying they were the victims. What about Pats fans? How did we deserve this? Our favorite team cheated, we lost a No. 1 pick, our coach pulled the football version of the Watergate break-in, our entire mini-dynasty has been tainted according to the outside world. ... Seriously, what did we ever do other than support a perpetually crappy franchise with a bad stadium for years and years and years? Do you think we wanted any of this to happen? All week, I almost felt like I did something wrong just because I rooted for these guys. Well, no more. Call them cheaters, call them villains, call them the evil empire, but it's still my team. You can't disown your team just because it does something sleazy, just like you can't disown a close family member for doing something sleazy. Your team is your team. I hate what happened, I think it has been terribly overblown, we paid the price, and we're moving on. At least until Belichick's version of the 17-minute missing Nixon tape is released.
Also this, in response to a question about Brady being happy that Moss is a Patriot:
Brady was the happiest man alive for about 24 hours, until it was revealed that **** Nixon had come back from the grave as his head coach.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070914&sportCat=nfl