My opinion is Pats fans are looking at this the wrong way.
We know that stealing signals (which the Jets players readily admitted they did, talked about how certain hand signals of Stafford they knew what they were) is not illegal.
We know that knowing the opposing playbook inside and out, and knowing the opponents plays and tendencies better than they do is not illegal.
We know that Spygate was NOT about any of those things, but rather was a massively overblown videography offense, and we know the only way the Pats were "cheating" was in having pictures of them rather than drawings, video recordings rather than voice recorded comments and later reenactments. Much ado about nothing.
So why not file this in the same category as the Butler interception and later coverage? If someone says something dumb about how "yeah it's easy when you know the plays the defense is using" or something like that, you can now have more ammo when you reply "That's their Job! That's why film study exists, and why every competent team in the league is dissecting their opponents playbooks week in, week out. It's not illegal!"
You can of course bring up the Butler interception, which they had specifically practiced defending against That Play, not based on stealing a playbook or recordings or anything like that, but because the Seahawks had used that exact play multiple times earlier in the year, it was on television for all to see and readily visible in the coaches film that the NFL freely disseminates to all teams.
But now you can also point out that the Jets, the very team who had started this whole mess, knew what the Lions were doing inside and out, knew their signals, etc etc etc, and there was no reaction because it's not illegal! It's just good football!
Rather than call for controversy and improper coverage of something which is not illegal, just add it to your toolbox. Ideally, it will leave them confused, and asking "well then why were the Pats fined $1 million and lost draft picks etc if it's not illegal?" And then you can point out that it's because team personnel had access to cameras or camcorders in non-approved locations, and because it's the Patriots. You can point out that the Jets Admitted to violating that self same rule the year before, but because the Pats are the Pats, and the Jets are the Jets, the Jets were not punished for their routine and flagrant violations of that rule, while the Pats were fined and punished more than any team in history had been, for any offense. And maybe, they just might believe you, or do their own research and confirm it.
Yes the double standard is real. Yes the Patriots are examined more closely than any other team in the league. Yes rumors of locker room bugs and other phantom activities to explain away their greater preparation persist despite the locker rooms in Gillette having been swept for bugs Multiple Times and nothing ever being found. Yes rumor and innuendo for them is accepted as ironclad fact while other teams can blatantly admit to rules violations (Packers with Rodgers anyone?) and the on the books punishment for that offense gets outright ignored or selectively enforced, without the media batting an eye.
Yet I see it as the responsibility of a Patriots fan to know more than anyone else, to have facts and knowledge on their side to counter the clickbait headline spouting low information insinuations of other team's fans. If anyone wants to debate the actual facts and minutiae of those events, I want to be able to, in terms that anyone can understand and with context to support it. To that end, the more stuff that comes out which can support my assertions the better, and I Welcome stuff like this, as well as the lack of media hyperbole or negative coverage.