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On the infamous ESPN show that cost Rush his dream job, former Dallas Cowboys playmaker Michael Irvin said "Rush is right" in response to the remarks heard 'round the world.

Huh? Irvin is black. Robert George asks "[W]as he referring to the contention that McNabb was overrated -- or that the media was giving him a pass because he was black?"

The Cowboys and Eagles are NFC East rivals, so bitter that in the early 90s, then Eagles coach Buddy Ryan once offered a bounty to any Eagle player who would injure then Cowboy kicker Max Zendejas and take him out of the game. That game became known as the "Buddy Bowl." Irvin himself was frequently the target of Eagle dirty play--his career ended prematurely with an injury at the Vet in Philadelphia, writhing in pain before fans who booed him.

Pro football players may be pros, but they develop animosities over things like kicker bounties and intentional dirty hits. So when Irvin said that Rush was right, he was agreeing with Rush that McNabb, QB for the hated Eagles, is overrated. It's just a case of one player talking trash against a rival.