What a horrible article. It's basing its opinion on deflategate on polls rather than facts and evidence.
On one side, the NY Times has polls, a notorious science firm with dozens of articles written by renowned scientists criticizing them for manipulating their work for their clients, a lawyer who used hyperbolic humorous banter between two guys about their penises and testicles as evidence of a scheme while being paid $5 million, an ESPN lawyer who was disbarred 30 years ago, and Roger Goodell who has essentially been called a liar by three different federal judges in just the past year.
On the other side, we have a Nobel Leaureate in chemistry, an Ivy League dean, a renowned DC think tank, a famous Climate Scientist who was named one of the 50 most influential people in the world, the lawyer/investigator who was hired by MLB to investigate Pete Rose because he was the best in his field, a famous criminal attorney interviewed by 60 minutes, the head and founder of a lab associated with Carnegie Melon, countless physics professors and esteemed attorneys, and a federal judge.
Hmmm.... who to believe...
When is it not paranoia? When it's true.