Why Would They Do That?

So, apparently, we're supposed to believe that none of the New Orleans Saints players did anything wrong, that they're the victims of some sort of vendetta by the NFL, that there's some sort of conspiracy to try to "get" the Saints even though they're entirely innocent of everything.

Here's a question:  Why would the NFL do that?  What would it have to gain by doing it?  How does it make the NFL look better?

I'm actually quite pleased with Roger Goodell on this.  The natural temptation, when all this started coming out, would've been to sweep it under the rug.  He had a lot of people advising him to do exactly that.  A lot of people are still saying that's what he should've done.  Instead, he met the problem head on and did something about it.  He should be congratulated, not treated like he's the one who did something wrong.

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