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Bernard Hopkins Echos Rush Limbaugh

Bernard Hopkins just says what every Philadelphia Eagles fan is thinking and if he was white people would be calling him another “Rush Limbaugh“. Nobody else in the media has the guts to tell it like it is. They don’t want to be labeled a racist.

I agree McNabb would be better off playing in Chicago.

Hopkins rips McNabb (again)

Bernard Hopkins once again didn’t mince words when voicing his criticism of Donovan McNabb during Comcast SportsNet’s Monday Night Live program.

Here’s part of what Hopkins said when asked about where the Eagles stand this year:

“Some people are athletes, still good, but don’t have that extra ‘I’m willing to sacrifice my life. I’m willing to sacrifice what I have to sacrifice to win.’ … People never forgot when things happen, they see a guy crumble under pressure. Whether they throw up on the highway, whether they throw up on the court, whether they throw up on the football field, when people see that, that sticks in the back of their mind.”

Hopkins was obviously referring to the Eagles’ Super Bowl loss to the Patriots. Some of you made the same reference in our live chat Sunday night when John Madden said McNabb looked winded as the Birds’ offense failed to get a play off before the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter.

Hopkins continued: “Every athlete should have that killer instinct in him, especially if you the quarterback… If he’s not right here and here [pointing to heart and head], and don’t want it, the team feel the vibes…”

Up to this point in the interview, Hopkins had not mentioned McNabb by name. Host Ron Burke asked Hopkins specifically if he questioned McNabb’s ability to take the Eagles to the promised land, and Hopkins responded, “Years ago, years ago.”

Hopkins went on to say that he thinks McNabb would be better off playing in Chicago, where he’s from.

“The reason things are the way they are is because of the money wrapped in him. They can’t get rid of him,” Hopkins said.

McNabb’s former teammate and current WIP host Ike Reese was sitting next to Hopkins during the conversation. He shook his head in disagreement during the interview and told Hopkins he was wrong as the segment concluded.

Again, this is not exactly breaking news, considering Hopkins has criticized McNabb for years, but just thought I’d pass along the latest installment.

Jokes

Three Football Fans

Three Football Fans

Three football fans were out for a ride when one noticed a foot sticking out of the bushes by the side of the road. They stopped and discovered a nude female, dead drunk.

Out of respect and propriety, the Eagles fan took off his cap and placed it over her right breast.

The Giants fan took off his cap and placed it over her left breast.

Following their lead, but with some grumbling, the Dallas Cowboy fan took off his cap and placed it over her girly part.

The police were called and when the officer arrived, he conducted his inspection. First, he lifted up the Eagles cap, replaced it, and wrote down some notes.

Next, he lifted the Giants cap, replaced it, and wrote down some more notes.

The officer then lifted the Cowboys cap, replaced it, then lifted it again, replaced it, lifted it a third time, and replaced it one last time.

The Cowboys fan was becoming annoyed and finally asked, ‘What are you, a pervert or something? Why do you keep lifting and looking, lifting and looking?

‘Well,’ said the officer, ‘I am simply surprised. Normally when I look under a Dallas Cowboys hat, I find an asshole.

 
 
 

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Last Ball That Brett Favre Threw Owned By An Army Officer Who Lost Both Legs

This is the feel good story of the day! Football Hero’s meet a REAL American Hero.

Wounded O-5 has last ball thrown by Favre

The ball that Brett Favre threw on his last play in the NFL is owned by an Army officer who lost both legs in a roadside bomb in Iraq.

Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, who has been an inspirational figure for the New York Giants during their Super Bowl run, was given the ball by Corey Webster after the cornerback intercepted Favre’s pass in overtime in the NFC title game Jan. 20.

The pick set up a game-winning 47-yard field goal by Lawrence Tynes in a 23-20 win that sent the Giants to Arizona, where they beat the New England Patriots 17-14.

“That Saturday practice before the Super Bowl, I told Corey he could have the ball back,” Gadson said in quotes provided by the Giants after Favre announced his retirement on Tuesday after 17 seasons.

“I said, ‘Just let me know and you can have it back,’ but he told me that he wanted me to keep it, and that really symbolized to me what this Giants team was about,” Gadson said. “That was such an unselfish act.”

As a fan, Gadson said he is going to miss watching Favre play.
“He should be proud of the run he had last season. Getting his team to the championship game just shows what type of competitor he is,” Gadson said.

A 1989 graduate of West Point, Gadson played football for the Cadets along with Mike Sullivan, the Giants’ receivers coach.

After Gadson was wounded in an attack on his convoy May 7 and eventually lost both his legs, Sullivan told coach Tom Coughlin about his friend.

After losing their first two games of the season, Coughlin had Gadson address the team in Washington before a game with the Redskins. His message was to concentrate on the mission, never give up and believe in each other.

The Giants won the game and turned their season around. Gadson was on the sidelines for most of the playoffs and he addressed the team the night before the Super Bowl, speaking of “pride, poise, team and belief in each other,” according to Pat Hanlon, a team spokesman.

Previously:
Green Bay Packers Quarterback Brett Favre Retires After Brilliant Career

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Green Bay Packers Quarterback Brett Favre Retires After Brilliant Career

I consider Brett Favre to be one of the greatest, most inspirational, tough as nails quarterbacks of all time. He was truly an asset to the game.

Congratulations to him on a brilliant career.

Packers’ great Favre retires

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has retired after 17 record-breaking seasons, saying the stress of living up to his high standards had become too much.

“I know I can still play but it’s like I told my wife, I’m just tired mentally,” the 38-year-old told ESPN television on Tuesday.

“Physically I feel okay but the stress of studying (game film) every week has gotten too much and the more stressful it got, well I’m always trying to top what I’d done the previous week.”

Favre’s decision came as something of a shock following one of the best seasons of his Hall of Fame career, as he passed for 4,155 yards and 28 touchdowns.

The veteran had strongly hinted he would return for at least one more season after leading the Packers to a 13-3 record and the NFC title game where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants in overtime.

FINAL CAMPAIGN

Favre, who started 275 consecutive regular season and playoff games, broke NFL records in his final campaign for most touchdown passes (442), passing yards (61,655), pass completions (5,377) and games with at least three touchdown passes (63).

“He has had one of the greatest careers in the history of the National Football League and he is able to walk away from the game on his own terms, not many players are able to do that,” general manager Ted Thompson told the team’s Web site (www.packers.com).

“The Packers owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude. He has given Packers fans wonderful memories, a Super Bowl championship among them, that will live forever.”

The league’s only triple Most Valuable Player, Favre led the Packers to the 1997 Super Bowl title and was named to nine Pro Bowl teams.

While Favre’s records, titles and numerous honors mark him out as one of the all-time greats, it was his grit and passion for the game that made the cannon-armed quarterback a fan favorite.

“Brett’s many accomplishments on the field are legendary,” said Thompson. “He leaves the game holding virtually every career passing record, plus his consecutive starts streak, which may never be duplicated.

“The uniqueness of Brett Favre, his personality, charisma and love of the game, undoubtedly will leave him as one of the enduring figures in NFL history.”

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Gisele Bundchen Says She’ll Run Naked Through Mid-Town Manhattan If The Patriots Lose

If you’re not sure to route for in the Sunday’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants, this news might just help you make up your mind.

Bundchen: ‘If the Pats Lose, I’ll Run Naked Through Mid-Town Manhattan’

Winning isn’t everything, particularly if losing means you get to glimpse Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen striding naked down the Great White Way. A trip to the Super Bowl has suddenly presented the Patriots with an unexpected dilemma: a choice between a perfect record and beholding the perfect body, unclad and in motion.

In the aftermath of their 21-12 victory over the San Diego Chargers, Tom Brady’s celebrated girlfriend startled onlookers by promising to run naked down Broadway in the unlikely event the Patriots lose to the Arizona-bound N.Y. Giants — unlikely until the very moment she parted her full lips and made the surprise announcement.

“Never in a million years did I think I’d have a problem motivating a team heading into the Super Bowl,” said Patriots coach Bill Belichick. “Gisele opens her big mouth and look at ’em — half the guys are staring into space, the others are leering like they’ve just stumbled onto their uncle’s private porn stash. And who can blame them — that’s one fine specimen. But this is a completely new wrinkle … though wrinkle is probably the wrong word, as I’ve seen Gisele in a thong, and trust me, that butt’s tighter than a fine-tuned snare drum.”

Most of the players interviewed refuse to let the indelible image of Gisele Bundchen gamboling gazelle-like though the streets — if a gazelle were 5-11 with perfect breasts and generated enough heat to thaw 30 square miles of permafrost — to become a distraction.

“To be perfectly honest, she’s been a distraction the moment we saw pics of her on the beach with T.B. in the offseason,” said linebacker Mike Vrabel. “Those legs, that butt, those lips. Thankfully we’ve got football to release the sexual tension. Bringing an erection onto the field is never a good idea, particularly for a linebacker who relies on lateral pursuit to be effective.”

When she learned of the players’ reaction to her provocative remark, Bundchen immediately tried walking it back.

“It was a mistake and I’m sorry I said it. I don’t know what I could have been thinking — Midtown Manhattan is a parking lot any time of day or night. It’d take 30 minutes just to make it from the Theater District to 34th Street. And what if I ran into the Naked Cowboy and had to pose for pictures with every out-of-town Tom, Dick and Harry? Tack on another 30 minutes, easily. How ’bout I simply flashed my breasts from a billboard in Times Square and call it a day … will that work?”

Not for Tedy Bruschi it won’t.

“To me, a perfect season is winning the Superbowl AND getting to see Gisele naked. So no matter how you slice it, a perfect season is no longer possible. We win, we have to live with the thought of Gisele’s legs wrapped around Tom’s neck, rolling around on some beach somewhere. And if we lose, everything we’ve accomplished is out the window. I wonder if Gisele has a sister*. What’s the temperature in Rio this time of year?”

Giants coach Tom Coughlin suspects there’s more to Bundchen’s announcement than meets the eye and detects a whiff of classic Belichick gamesmanship.

“Belichick is behind this, I can smell it. He wants us going into the game thinking his team is distracted and conflicted. First off, I’m not going to have the girlfriend of an opposing quarterback run naked on our home turf. Second, if Bill wants to play that game, fine. If the Patriots win, our offensive line will run buck naked through the streets of Foxborough. That’s over 1,000 pounds of highly repulsive man-meat. Your move, Belichick.”

Rich Peltz, a Giants fan from Weehauken, N.J., captured the sentiment shared by football fans around the country who’ve been waiting and hoping for the insufferably smug Patriots to stumble.

“I haven’t been to a Broadway show in over 20 years. But Gisele Bundchen naked, with Tom Brady watching helplessly on the sidelines, now that’s one show I’d pay Broadway prices to see.”

* Gisele has five sisters, one for each of the Patriots’ starting linebacker corps, with two to divide up among the team’s secondary: Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Rafaela and her fraternal twin Patrícia.

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