http://www.sportsline.com/mcc/messages/chrono/8342811
Summarizing the link:
If the NFL does a Mitchell report investigation of Spygate, it will inevitably turn into an investigation of the entire NFL. While you might think your team doesn't cheat (and I have no proof they do), let's look at this logically:
If 31 teams (not including the Patriots) did not cheat by recording signals of coordinators, then neither the NFL nor anyone will gain any benefit from it. No one is going to say "congratulations for not cheating." There will be no vindication. It will merely be a continuation of the norm. We only really care if they did cheat.
However, if any of the 31 teams did cheat, they stand a chance to be implicated in a similar fashion, losing a 1st round pick and having a 750k fine imposed. This can only harm the NFL and help the Patriots ("They weren't the only ones. They had to do it to be competitive.") Do you really want to take the chance the reason why NO ONE went after Bill earlier was because everyone else's closet isn't so clean?
It is possible that such an investigation could lead to league fines of the Eagles or any other team, but it won't lead to anything else. Bill won't be fired. While he might have lied about his intentions, there is almost no way to prove he lied about his MO. Basically, the Patriots are at rock bottom and it's only a matter of how many other teams Senator Specter really wants to drag under a bus too.
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