Are the Patriots guilty of filming the Bengals’ sideline? It sure seems it.
Is it a potentially nefarious decision that will result in a penalty? Probably.
Are they to blame? Sure.
But were they “cheating?” Please.
That’s not to admonish the New England Patriots and Bob Kraft TV for their stupid ways over the weekend in Cleveland, where the camera crew had acquired a press pass, but was ultimately lost for common sense.
Head coach Bill Belichick has adamantly insisted that the football operations side of things had nothing to do with whatever package for which the web production team was getting footage.