Borges

Didn't realize T.S. was quite so out of the loop. Nevertheless, there isn't much to say about Borges that hasn't already been said. The best blogging has been done by the guys over at Boston Sports Media, especially David Scott of Scott's Shots. (There are too many posts on Boston Sports Media to link to them individually; just scroll down and work your way up.) I think those sites combine the best links and original reporting/commentary on the matter.

Frankly, as most of the posters here know, I find Borges unoriginal to begin with. His contrarian shtick on all things Belichick rings pretty hollow with 3 Super Bowl titles and two additional playoff appearances in the last 6 years. I'm not saying he needs to wave the pom-poms, but you've got to give me something more than just pot shots. Say what you will about sports/entertainment guys like Bill Simmons, but at least he tries to be original and interesting, and when he's wrong, he says so.

Getting back to Borges, the sad thing is that whether you like him or not, the plagiarism taints his entire career. Everything he has ever written and will ever write comes under the microscope. It also has the potential to make him truly toxic in the journalism world. There's not much fun in piling on that.