The pain is easing because this whole thing is a handicap of the Pats for the sake of parity. Regarding the draft picks, the first rounder will sting, but how much? The Pats lost back to back 1st rounders in 1999 and 2000 (Andy Katzenmoyer and to the JEST for BB) and won the SB three times. The 4th rounder? There have been several who were cut after training camp or imprisoned. BB will wheel and deal to mitigate those losses. An unpopular example would be trading Brady for a 1st and 4th and freeing up a lot of cap space. BB stirs the drink and when the Pats keep winning despite being handicapped by the league, that drink will be a tasty mother fvcker.