There are several that are very good at what they do; I would put Greg Bedard, Jeff Howe, Christopher Price, Mike Reiss, Karen Guregian, Tom Curran, Ian Rapoport, Michael Holley and a few others in that category. Why? Because they are balanced; they'll praise the team when they do something well, and criticize when it is deserved.
Then there are others that are simply being contrarians to stir the pot in an attempt to create controversy and drive ratings. Tony Massarotti, Ron Borges, Dan Shaughnessy, John Dennis, Damon Amendalara, Andy Gresh - and yes, Michael Felger are among those in this category.
Felger is simply being ahead of the curve: he realizes that the majority of Patriots Nation has bought into the 'this team sucks, the defense sucks, Belichick sucks' mentality, so he is once again being the contrarian by declaring the team Super Bowl bound. It's an absolutely brilliant business strategy, but it is not genuine.
I'm about as big a homer as there is, and even I don't want every article and every media member's opinion about the team to be flowery glowing accolades. I just want fair and balanced reporting. Being told everything is wonderful is useless (an emperor's new clothes analogy, if you will), but being told that 'everything sucks' over and over and over again on a daily basis is just as useless, if not more so - and much more difficult to read, hear and see for more than a few minutes.