Patriots "defense" here is pretty interesting, IMHO.
From BB and TB its been "we know nothing about this"
Which is either (a) true or (b) false. If (b), their careers are ruined. Just out and out lying and deception. Given how high the stakes are on (b).... sort of makes it seem like (a) is the more likely outcome, even if it is hard for Patriots-haters to accept.
If (a), the question then shifts to "so what, then, happened?"
And this is tossed to the NFL and the referees to deal with....
In any case, strikes me as quite different than the "spygate" stuff in which we saw BB defensive and tight lipped.