and maybe something like a big fine?

and yeah, that was how the commish defended it -- "biggest punishment ever" -- which *was* basically saying "this isn't a joke."

but Belicheck laughed right through it with that "we have a different interpretation of the rules" fucking bullshit. at least Payton has been man enough to accept that as a head coach he has a responsibility to keep his team compliant with league rules. Bill Belicheck, on the other hand, is a disgrace to manhood in general.