Megan Armstrong wrote an article today titled Patriots Sideline Videotaping "Still Under Review" by NFL.
The NFL had said this would be wrapped up quickly, but this slowly became a witch hunt for many inside Patriots Nation. It is now Late spring and the subject is still unsettled.
The Patriots cooperated and said it was a separate department from their football operations. Robert or Jonathan Kraft seemed like the most likely to receive any punishment.
When the Bengals hosted the Patriots, the team was 1-12. The Patriots clearly did not need help beating the Bengals. So why would the Patriots choose the Bengals to cheat against. The only possible arguement is that the offense struggled through it's first eight games and with nobody expecting it, the Patriots could try it, just to see if they could get away with it. Not saying that's what happened but it's a possibility.
In 1997 Eddie Debartolo was suspended by the NFL for a year for conduct unbecoming of an NFL owner. Debartolo's family ended up suing Eddie for the team and won. While it's unlikely that Robert Kraft would lose the team, adding on the spa gate situation, Robert Kraft could see similar punishment.
With the Bill Belichick denying any involvement in the situation and the team insisting that it was part of the production company that is overseen by Robert Kraft, crap is making himself solely accountable for any punishment chipitin may receive.
Hopefully, new rules and regulations will come of this when it comes to film departments of all franchises. The league should assign personnel to all teams, separate from team personnel to oversee all filming. It's sad that in April of 2020, this subject is still on going and is just another case of incompetence from Rodger Goodell and NFL executives.
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