People fail to realize that Borges' Anti-Patriots thing was in large part an act. Why do you think Michael Felger went from being a Patriots rump-swab to Mr. Negativity after he got his own show and Borges was a regular? Borges got more readers locally by bashing the Pats than praising them. So Felger followed suit.
Just look at this board, any negative article on the Pats have far longer threads and draw more passion than links to positive articles. Borges was just playing the game.
Even when Borges wrote for the Globe, his national pieces like the ones on MSNBC.com were far more fair and balanced to the Patriots. Many times he would pick the Pats to win when he wrote nationally and picked them to get destroyed when he wrote for the Globe.
I never thought Borges' attitude towards the Pats was much more than a WWE bad guy character he dreamed up to get more exposure for himself. I feel the same way about Felger. Unfortunately for Felger, he comes off more whiney and sniveling than Borges did.