I'm from here and was a Pats fan since growing up, well before winning (at all) was a normal occurance.

While I think a lot of this gets blown way out of proportion, I've been irritated by this team and their antics for a very long time. Winning by cheating, or even putting yourself in a position (time and again) to be credibly accused of cheating, is just unacceptable and unnecessary.

They crushed the Colts 45-7, which had nothing to do with the ball PSI, but the only numbers we are hearing is 11/12 (balls tested under pressure). I don't believe that no one, and certainly not at least the QB, knows the amount of air (or at least the feel).

The only real solution to this problem is to put the officials in charge of the balls, and stop having team-specific, quarterback-preference, balls in the first place. Or, just get rid of the rule altogether and let them set them up any way they like.

During the game, I'm sure this is the last thing on anyone's mind, including the officials who touch the balls between every play.

And, forget this asterisk crap. Either give them the win, or take it away. Again, the league needs to have some balls here. Of course, the league is run by the owners...

Mike