As I said in another thread, if you do anything against the rules to gain an advantage, it's cheating.
If it didn't matter, then why is there a rule in the first place?
I don't like the Patriots because they cheat.
They have done it before, they did it now, and will do it again.
As long as the NFL just keeps slapping their wrists, it will keep happening.
I don't care either way who wins the SB now. If GB isn't in it, I don't care.