I don't think it is that simple. The Pats went and deflated the balls after they were in League possession. They essentially stole the balls AND then deflated them. They essentially cheated to cheat again. THEN, they screamed and yelled from the top of the mountain like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens that they didn't do it and the League owed them an apology (Robert Kraft).
The Pats ** cheated to cheat and THEN attacked the League from Robert Kraft, Tom Brady, Brady's agent, Brady's father and so on. Totally different.
The cheating didn't bother me much until the Pats started fighting back like they are above the league and can bully the league around!
IMHO