Here's what really aggravates me about this whole thing. Assuming the NFL comes up with something deemed against the rules (remember, the tape is in the hands of the Bill Polian council, of all people... expect the worst), it's not the loss of draft picks, or the talk of the domination of the Jets being done by cheating (hell, I'd be willing to spot them that game to make this go away). It's all the momos coming out of the woodwork, talking about "tainted rings" and "asterisks". Especially among the haters, this gives them the ammo for speculation, wrong as it may be, about everything this team has accomplished over the past 6 years or so. And we haven't seen the brunt of it yet, but believe me. It will come from within the media, as well as the fans of every other team around the NFL. Even though the only proof that may exist is from this year and possibly last, that won't matter to them and the questions WILL be raised. At this time I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, as a long time fan, that these tapes and allegations will amount to nothing. But there is a very real possibility that they will finally get the guy they have been going after year after year after year. And knowing that, I will be extremely disappointed with Belichick, or whoever authorized this, that he would even risk the possibility of "tainting the legacy" in the eyes of the rest of the world. And for what? This team is the best in the NFL.
