Originally posted on 04/25/2016:

I love how people throw around the word "cheater". Isn't any deliberate rule violation "cheating"?

How about an offensive lineman? His man has him beat and is going to sack the QB. So he grabs him and holds on. Holding. Ten yards. Deliberate act. But, nobody gets suspended or called a cheater.

So what if a quarterback likes a little less or more air in the football. How is that affecting the other team? Their QB doesn't touch that ball. They have other balls that he uses.

Uniforms, pads, and other equipment is customized to each player's likes and dislikes. Why can't the air in the ball be customized to how the QB likes it? Some players wear longer spikes than other players. Are they cheating?

I think this whole thing has been overblown. It just seems like a vendetta against the Pats.