Can Plagiarist Ron Borges Write An Article WITHOUT Factual Errors? - New England Patriots Forums

JDSal45 · 09-07-2009, 11:35 PM

Ron Borges, the disgraced plagiarist, today writes a column advocating Vince Wilfork hold out. Here is a quote from his article

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Six years ago, the Patriots had all the leverage when they drafted him on the first round and they used it. Wilfork had no option but to sign what was put in front of him, a six-year deal that made him give up two years of potential free agency for what would soon become short money. He has clearly outplayed that contract yet the Patriots have refused to rewrite it, making him one of only two first-round picks that year still playing on their rookie deals.

The other is Ben Watson [stats].

His employer is the New England Patriots [team stats].

Do we understand leverage now?

Those six-year deals were eventually ruled so one-sided they have been made illegal. Now rookies can sign for no more than four years, leaving them with a reasonable chance to maximize their career earnings in a league where the average career remains less than four years.

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/f..._to_walk_away/

The part that really sticks out is where the disgraced plagiarist says "Now rookies can sign for no more than four years...." Which is simply is not true. Rookies drafted in the first half of the first round can still sign for six years, as Matt Stafford did with Detroit this year. Those drafted in the second half of the first round can sign for up to five years.

How is it that a disgraced plagiarist is allowed by a newspaper to day after day write articles in which he can not get simple facts correct? How is that?

Ridiculous.

J D Sal

***BelichickFan*** · 09-07-2009, 11:46 PM

I try to give reporters some leeway as they're going to make mistakes but that is shockingly bad. Of course, I would never have known as I won't click on that "man"'s columns.

***PatsFanJess*** · 09-07-2009, 11:47 PM

Give him a break, it's hard to look things up on your own

SVN · 09-07-2009, 11:51 PM

as always..iam stunned how our local media is ready to run people out of town.for them there is always something wrong with the people running the team or players.i think they relish in this thinking that boston is a hard media town and they will prove it. and BB ignoring them just enables them more. anyone know of any other city writers of winning teams who constantly berate the coach ,the team, the fans ?
even gary tanguay on 98.5 isalways screaming for francona's head when the redsox lose a game.
If one day BB says -to hell with all of you and leaves will these idiots say good riddance or write more articles of "end of an era" ?

***mtbykr*** · 09-08-2009, 12:13 AM

Please refer to my sig:

***GullyFoyle*** · 09-08-2009, 03:24 AM

In Borges defense its hard enough fact checking your own stories, it must be twice as hard checking stolen material

***GullyFoyle*** · 09-08-2009, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SVN

as always..iam stunned how our local media is ready to run people out of town.for them there is always something wrong with the people running the team or players.i think they relish in this thinking that boston is a hard media town and they will prove it. and BB ignoring them just enables them more. anyone know of any other city writers of winning teams who constantly berate the coach ,the team, the fans ?
even gary tanguay on 98.5 isalways screaming for francona's head when the redsox lose a game.
If one day BB says -to hell with all of you and leaves will these idiots say good riddance or write more articles of "end of an era" ?

We as fans need to stand up and say "Im mad as hell as hell and I aint gonna take it anymore!"

***GullyFoyle*** · 09-08-2009, 03:33 AM

I have observed while watching ESPN that reporters from any other town Chicago, New York, or Palooka, when asked about their hometown team, always build those teams up and say "Look out for those Palooka boys, they are tougher than you think!" Always. And then they will have Shank or Ryan or even the beloved Mike Reiss and its all doom and gloom and frankly in Ryan,Shank and that greasy headed woman who name I forget a lot of spite and vitriol.

***DarrylS*** · 09-08-2009, 04:02 AM

Cannot understand why this resident contrarian is still allowed to write for newspapers here in the Boston Area...

Sean Pa Patriot · 09-08-2009, 05:16 AM

You should read his column today, Im sure its going to tickle the heartstrings...