TEAM TALK
- John Rooke states the obvious that the footballs had nothing to do with the actual integrity of the game, and that's what the issue should be about.
LOCAL LINKS
- Chris Gasper believes Tom Brady is serving a suspension for two: The league has wanted its pound of Patriots flesh from Spygate, and eight years later taking it right out of the franchise QB.
- Tom E. Curran says the NFL lifted it's leg on the Patriots late Monday afternoon - the QB, the owner, the team's reputation and it's legacy - handing down a medieval suspension.