Here's what a REAL punishment for sports cheating looks like: $100 million fine

[Coventina]

When the McLaren team were caught cheating, they were fined $100 million!
And, excluded from any possibility of competing that year, all their competition points were taken away, and excluded from earning more, with the result that they were put in last place for that year.

(I guess think of it as having all your wins taken away and being relegated to the worst in the standings, with no option to rise, even if you win a game).

So, I think Patriots fans should take their puny fine, 4 game ONE PLAYER suspension, and draft pick losses and be grateful it wasn't worse.

Full disclosure: I know f*ck-all about football, but Ed Schultz has covered the story from the beginning, and the facts seem pretty clear to me!

[Omaha Steve]

1. Somebody put me on ignore for supporting what the NFL did

I was shocked.

OS

[Coventina]

2. Their loss, OS

[madinmaryland]

4. He put everyone on ignore and then stormed off to his bedroom!

[Blue_Adept]

3. Imagine no Patriots football for a year

And think just how much financially that would kill part of the region in so many ways. It'd take a nice dagger and stab it pretty well in the revenue loss. And I'm not talking about the team itself, but everything else.

[Coventina]

9. I wasn't suggesting they not be allowed to play. McLaren was still allowed to compete, and did so.

They just weren't allowed to benefit from it, aside from experience and technical information.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

5. Ed Schultz is on IGNORE!!!!!

[Omaha Steve]

6. .

[yeoman6987]

7. afyer the patriots appeal, the punishment will be reduced

They have a good case too. Way overboard when you compare it to other punishments in the NFL.

[mythology]

11. All that says is that the NFL needs harsher punishments

For example Lance Armstrong lost his Tour de France titles for cheating. People in international sports get banned for a couple of years.

Instead the NFL suspends cheaters for a mere fraction of a season.

[SwankyXomb]

8. You really want to hurt the Patriots?

Take away their share of the TV money for a year.

[hifiguy]

10. Formula One does

NOT fuck around.

[Coventina]

12. Nope!

Punishment tends to be swift and severe.



IMHO, that's usually a good thing.