"It is one of the more curious combinations, that a man, happy with who he is and what he does, gathers so much negativity to stoke his competitive fire.

Yet, here's Willis McGahee, the Broncos' leading rusher, smiling his way through the search for bad news.

"You know, people telling me I can't do this, can't do that, that's what motivates me most of the time," McGahee said. "I know it sounds wrong. I mean, do I need all that negative stuff? No, I don't need it, but it helps."

Well, it may be a good time for Broncos coach John Fox to follow McGahee around the Broncos' Dove Valley complex and tell him he won't have any more 100-yard games.

That he can't power the offense."