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Previously, we’ve made the case for waiting to finalize any punishment of the Patriots until analyzing all data regarding the behavior of footballs under any conditions during the 2015 preseason, regular season, and postseason.

Peter King of TheMMQB.com agrees (it’s more fun when we disagree), and he’d take it a step farther.

As explained by King on Monday’s PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio — and as he said in his latest Monday Morning Quarterback column — the NFL should defer any punishment of quarterback Tom Brady until then, too.

“I think it takes a leader to stand up and say, ‘We’re going to be measuring the air pressure in football for the first time ever this season, before and during and after games. And this is too important an issue to not have all the evidence in-house before we make a ruling,” King wrote.

The question is whether Commissioner Roger Goodell will be that leader, or whether he’ll feel compelled to justify the conclusions of the multi-million-dollar Ted Wells investigation by validating the report on which the suspension was based.

To hear the full interview with King from PFT Live, click here and select the Big Name Guests tab. And then cast a vote below on whether Goodell should wait for more information before finalizing any punishment.