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SHADY BRADY AND BILL BELICHEAT

This You Tube piece by Ryan Parker about sums up the Patriots' new legacy. At least until people forget.

While Parker's opinion is a little over the top -- it's catchy, though -- it's not all that different from what you're reading all over the Web today. Here's what some of them are saying . . .

I TOLD YOU NOT TO: Old friend Tom Curran says Belichick was punished so harshly by comissioner Roger Goodell because he ''was warned -- along with 31 other head coaches -- not to do something. And he went ahead and did it anyway.'' (NBCSports.com) Still, Curran thinks the penalty wasn't as bad as it could have been. He also looks at others -- Tom Brady, Robert Kraft, Eric Mangini -- whose reputations took a hit in this episode.

IT COULD HAVE -- SHOULD HAVE -- BEEN WORSE: Peter King of SI.com thinks Belichick got off easy. His colleague, Don Banks, agrees. Also in agreement is ESPN.com's John Clayton .

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: Clayton also answers some frequently asked questions about the incident.

NEW IMAGE: Banks believes the incident has tarnished the Patriots' legacy.

TAKING IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL: SI.com's Dr. Z (Paul Zimmerman) puts forth the notion that the Patriots have brought cheating to a new level in the NFL.

WE DON'T LIKE YOU: Foxsports.com's John Czarnecki thinks a dislike for Belichick played into the punishment.

THE BIG APPLE: Reaction in New York is about what you'd expect. The Daily News' Gary Myers wants to know why the commissioner didn't suspend Belichick. The Post's Steve Serby either wants Sunday's game replayed or for the league to switch the Jets-at-Pats game of Dec. 16 to Giants Stadium, giving the Jets an additional home game. But the Post's Jay Greenberg thinks Goodell hit the Patriots where it will hurt the most by stripping them of a first-round draft choice. -- ART MARTONE

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