The questions isn't should he resign its will he be forced to, and I think its 50/50 at this point. If the hoopla continues, I wouldn't be at all surprised to face 2008 without BB.
There are many reasons for Spygate:
Comcast is fighting the NFL and using its bought and paid for senator to fight those ads the NFL has taken out telling fans to switch to other TV providers. It is also trying to prevent the NFL from getting a legal, political or public relations win for putting the NFLN on basic cable.
The goons on the Competition Committee are also trying to:
a.) ruin the Pats. The goal of Spygate II may be not only the squashing of the NFL by Comcast, but the destruction of the Pats off the field, since they can't do it on the field.
b.) make Goodell tow their line (hence the first video leak to Fox to make him look bad). I think Goodell has in-fighting to deal with, and so will never be able come out and give the Pats the support and the cover they need and deserve.
The media are looking for dirt and excitement.
Congress is getting involved, another set of hearings to milk the hate of the Pats and to boost individual members.
Some fans/players/management of other teams are jealous of what we have accomplished and afraid of what we still might do.
So if you think this is just going to go away, you are sadly mistaken. There are too many constituencies with too many irons in the fire. And if you think there has to be any substance to the allegations or stories to harm us, again you are not living in the real world. It doesn't matter anymore about truth, or right or wrong, its just about feeding the beast and generating the most hype, and who can benefit the most.
The question then becomes at what point does all this meaningless noise become too much for BB or Robert Kraft ?
After watching that Business special about the Pats on MSNBC I would say Robert Kraft is the weak link.
Yes, BB brought us Super bowls and a dynasty and changed our fortunes. But. Kraft kept going on and on about his father, and their family and brand name and that it was the most precious thing they owned and how it had to be protected and how everyone had to have integrity and live up to the Kraft's standards. He seemed very genuine and in pain about the whole thing, because right or wrong the Pats and Kraft have been tarnished. At some point he may decide he has had enough, and then heads will roll, even if it looks like a resignation.
Another non-football item that may decide BB's fate, is Patriot's Place. The Krafts are putting up this whole lifestyle complex, and spending a boatload of money. If investors, stores, and other 'brands' back off the project because its too risky with the taint of Spygate swirling around, on top of the economy going soft, Kraft will have to do something.
I think the reason that there has been no public campaign by the Pats PR department or their lawyers is because Kraft knows his team was initially in the wrong. At some point if there is enough fuss he may say, I should stop bashing a brick wall with my head.
By the way if Kraft decides to push BB out, I would expect him to get the NFL to agree to ban BB, so that no other team could hire him. A you scratch my back I'll scratch yours kind of deal with Kraft and the NFL.
Now maybe they are working behind the scenes, and will pull something off that will make the other side look bad. Maybe some other scandal will push us off the pages, or maybe there will be a sympathy backlash, but I think we are in for a bumpy ride, and may not like where we end up, all over nothing.
