Reaction to Deflate Gate

This is just ridiculous. I'm not saying what Tom Brady and the Patriots did is ridiculous, its the punishment that is ridiculous. Tom Brady altered a part of the game that gave him an edge in the game to win. I don't care what the score was, I don't care the fact that they would have probably have won the game, there was no reason to do this. The Patriots are clearly a better team than the Colts. That part isn't the ridiculous part of it. The punishment Tom Brady got is just not enough. If a player like Greg Hardy or Ray Rice get the axe for doing something stupid off the field like domestic violence, then why shouldn't Brady get the same. He at least had to know what was going on. There was no way he could not have known the balls were deflated. He was the one holding them! Brady should have been suspended for the year and the Patriots get the fine and loss of draft picks. With this Brady is now known as a cheater throughout the NFL. Deflate Gate should also prevent Brady from going to the Hall of Fame. This incident is just the steroid problems in the MLB. There are still debates going around whether Sammy Sosa or Barry Bonds should be in the Hall of Fame. Same thing should happen to Brady. I'll leave it at this, if Josh Gordon gets the axe just for drinking alcoholic beverages, then why does Brady get only 4 games for cheating and giving an edge in the game?