McGahee a Starter in 2010?

Running back Willis McGahee held court in front of his locker today after coming out of a meeting.

In between questions about his up and down 2009 season, facing his little cousin on Sunday, and recovering from his knee injury (those questions came from a Boston-area reporter who wanted to relate McGahee's recovery process to the one Wes Welker will be attempting), McGahee was asked if he envisions himself becoming a starting running back again.

"I don't think nobody is comfortable with being a backup," McGahee responded. "I was always one of those guys who wanted more touches. But right now that's not the issue. The issue is keep going further into the playoffs."

I've got to hand it to Willis; for someone who has been "the guy" his whole life, from high school to college, to the NFL, McGahee has handled the transition to a backup role fairly well.

Sure, initially he wasn't too fond of the idea, but who would be? Instead of letting his frustrations carry over, he's come back this year, done all that he's been asked to do, served as a mentor to Ray Rice, and dealt well with the media along the way.

It would have been easy for McGahee to go on a rant about how he feels like he deserves more playing time, especially when he's racked up 14 touchdowns this season.

Instead, he's acted like a professional, which might help him get that starting job somewhere else next season if he doesn't end up back in Baltimore.

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