I definitely respect your thought, but I cannot agree. In this age of fantasy football (and that's just one example), the interest in the game is higher that it's ever been. I think in this part of the world we are all heated because we're fans of the man of an unprecedented thing in the league. We're upset. But the rest of the world couldn't care less about this other than to enjoy that it's the Patriots.
I mean all guys at the office are talking about right now is their drafts and how excited they are that football is coming back. We were talking about football coming back in June, for crying out loud. LOL I think you're upset, and rightfully so, but projecting it like it's everyone. Dude, the average fan does not care as much as you think. In a nutshell what I'm saying is I think you're right that fans care and don't want the league to fall apart at the seams, but I just think you may be a bit off in your estimation of just how much or how many fans care to the level you describe. The game has gotten too big, too popular and, good or bad, too interesting. You can't tell me these scandals don't keep the sport interesting to outsiders. My female assistant manager who once called a touchdown a goal right to my face (true sh*t) was ribbing me about Brady earlier on after this whole thing broke. That may or may not be intentional on the NFL's part, but it still exists. I'll stop. We'll just disagree somewhat on this one.