Harshest penalty in NFL history up to that point in time, and he "went easy". How the hell does that compute?
It doesn't. It's just bitterness. And for that reason, it's all good.
And FTR, I think it's pretty well established, or at least reasonable to believe, that the Patriots taped the signals for EVERY game from BB arriving in 2000 until Spygate in 2007. After all, it wasn't even illegal until 2006.
P.S. There's nothing new in that ESPN report. Rehashing an eight year old story and repeating every rumor that has ever circulated.