Bernard Hopkins rips McNabb (yes, again)
Back in November, we wrote a blog post titled Hopkins rips McNabb (again).
Bernard Hopkins rips McNabb (yes, again)
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Back in November, we wrote a blog post titled Hopkins rips McNabb (again).
The entry came after Bernard Hopkins slammed Donovan McNabb on Comcast SportsNet, something that has been commonplace in this city over the years.
So the mere fact that he ripped into the Eagles' quarterback once again Wednesday afternoon probably isn't worth writing about anymore.
But this time, there was more -- a theory about where the criticism might be stemming from.
Hopkins joined Howard Eskin on WIP Wednesday afternoon and spoke at length about his constant bashing of McNabb.
When discussing McNabb's newly reworked contract, Hopkins said the fans will have to suffer for two more years. During the interview, he called McNabb a lapdog and a frontrunner, said he has no heart and suggested the team should have given serious thought to replacing him with Michael Vick.
"I think he plays for the moment, whether it's winning or losing," Hopkins said. "I think he plays to win, but I don't think his demeanor and I don't think his personality fits to win tomorrow, to win the next week and to win with any means necessary. There's a difference than wanting to win and showing that you want to win. I think that most athletes go in the ring or in the court, basketball or football, go in there with the intentions of winning until something is different that they feel that they don't want to deal with, understand or just be in the mix. Some people just want to be in the mix, Howard. And if they get lucky and be like 'Oh I can win this' then they'll go ahead and they'll show their swagger. But at the end of the day, you got frontrunners and you got runners, and he's one of the greatest frontrunners I've ever seen in the NFL."
One of the more interesting parts of the interview was when Eskin laid out his theory for why Hopkins always hates on McNabb.
Per Eskin, Hopkins once went to an Eagles practice, and while McNabb said hello to the ex-middleweight champ, Hopkins felt like the Birds' QB blew him off a little bit and has held a grudge ever since.
Hopkins denied Eskin's theory, but when he recalled the situation, it certainly sounded like McNabb rubbed him the wrong way when they crossed paths.
"When I did go to the NovaCare Center with my team, was he like everybody else? Like the rest of the players? Was he giving us respect, giving everybody respect, my trainer, myself and all that, just coming over, sign this, sign that or whatever? No, he sort of ran into a little room and locked the door and came out every now and then to peak his head out to see if we left yet," Hopkins said. "But that just tells you he's not a social guy."
"When a guy is uncomfortable that the light is not actually on him, then you have some people that can't take it," he continued. "And look, the bottom line is if you want the light to be on you, you gotta do what champions do. You win, you win, you win, you win and you win the big one."
Eskin and Hopkins took calls from fans, a couple of whom could not understand Hopkins' stance. One even suggested that if Hopkins feels McNabb lacks the intensity and heart necessary to win a title, why not help him?
Hopkins predicted the Eagles would win seven games this season, and made no bones about the reason why.
"He don't have the heart," he said of McNabb. "He don't want to fail so he don't want to try."
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Too many blows to the head.— PhillyNH- phillies....puke- Your hatred for McNabb is ridiculous. The guy is doing his job. He may not be the best, but he is more then good enough. lonewolf-I think the front runners JRoll was talking about was actually you. I mean, do you even think about what you write day after day and how lousy of a fan you sound like? Could you actually even enjoy watching McNabb and the Eagles win the Super Bowl at this point? Why even be a fan? Apparently all the Eagles do is tick you off, I can imagine how you are enjoying the sport at all. I wonder what you would do if they did win? Say they did it despite McNabb probably, or maybe be a "big man" and forgive him for being "McSofty". I hope you're not hypocritical enough to actually pretend you never talked all this trash about him, or that somehow he is now worthy of your praise. You make me sick. You're an embarrassment to the city.— VicFromLA
- I beleive there is some truth to what he says. I have always wondered about the allegations T.O. made. I mean is the Green Bay game McNabb made the pass on third & 22. But, in many of the biggest games, he made bonehead plays or no play at all. To be a great player, you need the demeanor. Well, here is what it comes down to. If Westbrook is healthy, McNabb will have the weapons. He will need to win. To disprove us doubters.— travellin
- donny mac could take hopkins mcnabbs 240— novacats86
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- I don't understand, #1, why any of us give a rat's hairy a s s about anything this obvious high school drop-out has to say...Second, I don't understand ANYTHING he said! Man! Talk about PUNCH DRUNK! Bernard, stick to boxing and leave the talking to the infant on the TV commercials - Bro, I think you've been TASED way too many times! PK— PhillyTheKid
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- Reality Speaks.......Because he thinks Vick would become a Champion before McNabb can become a Champion. What is McNabb?? Champion of NFC Championship Game Loses? Champion of Pretend Dance, Dance Revolution? Hopkins may not be an eloquent speaker, but he is a Champion of something legit.— Voytas
- Wow, that justification quote by Hopkins was one of the most rambling and incoherent things I've ever read. Speaking of which, "only haters call other people haters, PROVEN FACT." I think you're getting a little liberal with the phrase "proven fact". Is that you Bernard? Or Lonewolf using one of his alternate usernames again?— Grover
- news flash!!!!!!! Mc Nabb complained to Reid about how Garcia was making him look bad,,, Reid comforted Mc Nabb by making sure they didn't win against New Orleans, for the championship. Whiny, you bet!!! Hopkins knows this, and alot more.— kidbad
- PhillyfansRdrunkenidiots..........And we haven't seen McNabb prove him wrong either. So what's your point?— Voytas
- Who cares what Hopkins thinks? Seems to me that he is just looking for attention since he no longer in the lime light! Mike Vick, Now thats funny! That just goes to show you what he knows!— hexyscores
- 1st off boxing is a sport n which everything is on 1 person.that person controls everything except wat the other fighter does. so him winning or losing is all on him. now n football there r three different teams.if any of those teams r gettn flamed there is a good chance u dont win that game.now about the heart thing. the guy has played through injuries and done well just like any other great player.and last his demeanor. lmao cmon man. playing with a smile has made him if not the winningest QB, 1 of the winningest QB's of this time.— philly sports
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