I think the NFL has to defend its own policies by being reasonable.
One of these days they will make a suspenjsion too over the top and a player will sue for re-instatement at which point they may have to codify and normalize their punishment system. A year, Stallworth is a man, he will take it like a man and sit. More, maybe he sues, and the whole goodell as god scenario would be up for real review.