Patriot Games

The Mike Vick case was a no brainer challenge to new NFL Commish Roger Goodell. Dog fighting? Canine-cide? Gambling? Federal prison? Suspending Vick was practically a foregone conclusion for Goodell.

But Patriot-gate is a whole other ballgame. Will Goodell have the balls to suspend the great Bill Belichick for his team's filming of opposing team signals? As Pro Football Talk pointed out, " If punter Todd Sauerbrun gets tossed for four games for using ephedra...[and] Cowboys quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson gets parked for five games because he purchased HGH for his own personal use, the head coach of a team that is committing a blatant violation of the rules for competitive advantage should be suspended much longer than that."

At the least, Goodell will strip the team of a couple of draft picks, though really, in the scheme of things, that is a slap on the wrist. But suspend Belichick? Bob Kraft's man? We'll see if Goodell has the cojones.