Here's mine.

Actually, I think the punishment was sufficient enough.

First, you didn't mention in your article that Bill Belichick was also fined 500,000 for his misdeed. (That's pretty big, if you ask me).

Second, the forfeiture of the 1st round pick (2nd and 3rd if they don't make the play-offs) may not be felt now - considering how loaded this Patriots team is - but it will be felt in the long run.

(If I was Goodell, however, I would have taken their first round and the one they have from San Francisco.)

While you made an interesting comparison with college football, I see them as two different animals. The NFL, unlike the NCAA, is a money-driven league. It operates on the revenue it gets from sponsors, businesses, and the fans. In the bigger scheme of things, it wouldn't be in the best interest of the league if they completely cut-off the Patriots from any involvement in the next year or two. Imagine the losses the league would have if one of the best teams in the entire NFL is forced to sit out for an extended period of time.

Besides, this form of "cheating" is widespread in the league. Every team does it. The Patriots just got caught. If the league really puts the hammer down on this, I'm sure they would have the "moral responsibility" to investigate every team in the league to see if they're guilty of the same crime. Let's paint a picture. If half of the league is found guilty, according to your punishment, we would be looking at an NFL that will field 16 teams for two years.

The punishment, in my opinion, aws fairly served. Although I agree with you on the suspension of Belichick for more than just one game, black-listing the whole team for an entire year won't make sense for the NFL from a business stand point, which, at the end of the day, is what the NFL really is.