Quote Originally Posted by Bluecoat96 View Post
If I remember correctly, Goodell said something to the effect of Brady's lack of cooperation being "conduct detrimental to the league" which can carry a stiffer penalty than equipment alteration.....at least I think that's roughly what Goodell said. I could be wrong, though.
I think that's right. I think that's the position Goodell took. And you could say that's the position he took when he fined Belichick for filming from the sideline. Apparently the coaches were warned, and Belichick ignored the warning. Goodell, with all the equipment available today, didn't want an arms race developing on the field with teams trying to eavesdrop, film, etc. everything that was going on. In that case I agree with him. Belichick's position was that look, 80,000 people are watching the game, what difference does one camera on the sideline make?