Thanks Rush Limbaugh!?

A year has passed since Rush Limbaugh's "racially insensitive" comments about Donovan McNabb.

In an article posted by Ashley McGeachy Fox of philly.com, she points out that since Rush's comments, McNabb has delivered an answer to Limbaugh's assessment on ESPN's popular Sunday NFL Countdown that the quarterback was a figment of a media "desirous that a black quarterback do well."

In the 19 games since Limbaugh's criticism on Sept. 28, 2003, McNabb has led - the Eagles to a 16-3 record, completing 60.9 percent of his passes for 4,161 yards, 26 touchdowns and a 90.9 passer rating. He has also scored five rushing touchdowns. He was also just named the NFC's Offensive Player of the Month.

"When I heard about it, and got to see it, it was kind of just a motivational push," McNabb said. "As of right now, I haven't even thought about it. My focus, as it was last year at that time, is to continue to do the right things for this team, know what I have to do in order to help us win, and in doing that prepare to go out and have a great game. The focus has never changed."

Still, the lingering stereotype of a black quarterback - that they are "athletes" rather than pure passers - gnaws at McNabb. That is why he is loath to run more, even though he frequently should. McNabb wants to be known not as a scrambler like Michael Vick or Brett Favre, but as a pure pocket passer like Dan Marino.

"People are seeing that I can sit in the pocket and pass the ball," McNabb said, "so I guess we have erased that whole stereotype of me not being a pocket passer."

Fantasy Football Analysis: McNabb can't help but react to what people say about him - because he is a person, just like you and me. His reaction to the biggest controversy of his career was to go out and prove Rush wrong. That has been great news for the Eagles - and the fantasy football owners that have him on their fantasy teams.