Wide receiver Trindon Holliday used the playoff bye week to heal an injured ankle, and is using this week of practice to make sure ball security isn’t an issue on Saturday.
The return specialist missed the team’s regular-season finale and did not take part in any parts of practices that were available to the media last week. He participated in the early portion of practice on Tuesday.
Head Coach John Fox will provide the team’s first official injury report of the playoffs following Wednesday’s practice.
“I think the bye weekend meant a lot,” Holliday said. “Being out of play the final game and then coming to the bye week, being able to get in, get treatment, I think it helped me out a lot.”
Holliday, who is one of five players in the NFL with a kick return touchdown and punt return touchdown in the 2012 season, has fumbled six times in 2012. Only one of those fumbles was recovered by the opponent.
The second-year player from LSU understands how impactful a special-teams turnover can be, and isn’t going to risk costing his team on Saturday. Holliday was tops in the league with a 32.5 kick return average and a 10.8 punt return since he joined the Broncos in Week 6.
“I know how important turnovers are in this game,” Holliday said. “I’ve been working on extra ball security in practice and I’ll be ready to go.”
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Good thing! Great returner if he can stop dropping the ball. Good thing hes working on it.
Denver has won its last six home games by an average of nearly three touchdowns. Peyton Manning threw 18 touchdowns compared to three interceptions and compiled a 117.6 quarterback rating in those games.
Baltimore struggled a great deal on the road during the regular year. They scored nearly two fewer touchdowns per game than at home, finishing .500 away from M&T Bank Stadium. Joe Flacco was nothing more than a mediocre quarterback away from home. He averaged just 182 yards per game and boasted a pedestrian 74.9 rating.
Seriously AB. If Holiday can fix the fumbling issues, he can be one of the great returners in this league.
Once he knows what he has to do saturday hold on tight then take it to the house
I agree RH. If he can start doing that better part of me thinks we will use him a bit on offense on quick screens. Let him use that speed of his.
I like Holiday but he needs to be smarter with the football. If he stops fumbling the ball, Holiday will be a dangerous threat every time he touches it. GO HOLIDAY! BRING IT TO THE HOUSE!!
Hmmm – what is he doing to practice this?
I have images in my head of Holiday out in the parking lot with a dump truck or a front loader. HANG ON TO THE BALL!!! LOL
I sure he is fielding punts from Colquitt all day long as well as some of this…
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Once the injury report comes out today, the only player that is going to be not playing is Tracy Porter. The Broncos are pretty much healthy to start their playoff run. I’m stoked about that.
U R way too pragmatic RH – I like my visions of running full tilt into a Mack truck…LOL….because that’s what it looks like to me when Holiday runs into almost any special teams defender.
He lets go of the ball because his ‘bell has been rung’ – and there is only a slim amount of conscientiousness that says, “hang on to the ball.”
Can’t help it DB. Comes with the territory.
RH, what part of California do you live? I miss the beach!
I currently live in Chico, CA. It is 75 miles north of Sacramento.
A small chance I may be moving back south to the Mojave desert though. We shall see.
Loved this kid in college. For his pure track speed. Remember 2010 wanted him to be a bronco. I believe that year the question of the fastest was between him, spiller and jacoby ford. The rest were expected to go pretty early but him late. Thought he would make a great returner but we had royal at the time. Glad he finally became a bronco and now all he has to do is work on ball security. I miss royal though. The R in my TRB. He never muffed a punt or a kick and was capable of being a dynamic reciever. If i was Chicago, i’d get him from the Chargers, Its not like he had a fantastic year this year in SD, and he can be back with Cutler and Marshall.
TRB
This makes me happy!! I hope he’s been walking around and sleeping with the ball in his arms like coaches use to make us do back in the days. If he even thought the ball was coming loose while he was dreaming he had better covered it up!! Hahahaha, Soooooooo close to gameday!!
TRB I second the motion on Royal, I would like to see him back in orange and blue myself, almost choked on my omelet when I read the morning paper and found out he was an Electric head boy did that suck, anyway say la vie, I agree Holiday might be a great one if he can tote the rock with out putting it on the ground! but I got to say I just can’t believe how good this team has been so far this year, and I would also like to say that it was me who called it back in week 11 or 12 I believe that we would be sitting on a bye at 13-3. I checked out ESPNs playoff computer and Sure enough there was a scenario were Denver was #1 and by God it came to pass. Every other one had us at being #2 or #3 seed. So this week I’ma make a prediction, Denver 42 Ravens 17 heck it might not even be that close……Mark my words THE BRONCOS ARE GONNA STOMP THE RAVENS…..GO ORANGE CRUSH!!
Query, What happens to a murder of Ravens on the ground in a Stampede of Denver Broncos? Answer, MILE HIGH BLACKBIRD PIE! GO BRONCOS!
COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH, BURNING ORANGE AND BLUE IN THE SKY, PONIES ON THE RUN HEADING FOR MILE HIGH, ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH! denver broncos, ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH, denver broncos,ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH!
RH, cool. I know chico. I have an uncle that has a ranch in Orland, real beautiful part of Cali. I lived in Fullerton for all of my California life. I crave an In n Out Burger. LOL
Took my weekend of vacation this week to watch the game, if you want to know how I feel about our chances, I took next weekend off as well. Will be a sad day that Ray Lewis has to retire in the Mile High City, but we got to send him packing. At least God will get front row seats to see him play one more time. Salute Ray Lewis, you were always one of my favorite players and it will be an honor knowing we sent you on your permanant vacation.