I agree with this. Potentially, there are two issues. One is the fact that the NFL officials played loosey goosey with the rules and didn't properly inspect the balls prior to the game. In this instance, I still think it's very possible that the NFL still holds the Patriots responsible, because even if the refs should have caught the underweight balls, they can say that the Patriots should never have intentionally submitted the the underweight balls. The second issue is the Rodgers comment. This makes the incident more than just an isolated event by one subpar crew. It indicates something more widespread. Because of this, Goodell won't be able to just nail the Pats and move on without the Shield being tarnished.
Obviously, this is just my conjecture.