COMMENTARY
The Patriots are guilty.
Of what, exactly, is where the verdict is up for debate.
Just when it seemed as if the Patriots’ biggest problems heading into the final, few weeks of the NFL season amounted to their anemic offense and a disgruntled, veteran quarterback who might have one foot out the door, here we are; embroiled in another off-the-field controversy that does little to moderate the broad wariness of the franchise and its shady practices.
The indisputable fact is this: The Patriots were caught taping the sidelines of the Cincinnati Bengals.