Broncos enjoy healing power of playoff bye; O-line nears full strength

[Denver Native (Carol)]

For all the worry about how a bye week can abduct a performance edge from a top-seeded playoff team, it does have one significant redeeming value.

Health.

In terms of bones, muscles, joints and ligaments, the week off helped the AFC's No. 1-seeded Broncos to feel much better about themselves. A couple players were dealing with a virus Monday. But while medicine can help treat illness, there is nothing like rest to heal the body.

To begin, there's a decent chance running back Willis McGahee will be able to practice with the team Tuesday.

rest - http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_22326526/broncos-enjoy-healing-power-playoff-bye-o-line

[Denver Native (Carol)]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- If Willis McGahee had to play a game tomorrow, "No, I couldn't go," he said.

But if he gets the call to play on, say, Jan. 20 in the AFC title game, the Broncos running back thinks he could be there.

"This isn't my first rodeo for a knee," McGahee said Monday, as the Broncos started preparing for their divisional playoff game Saturday against Baltimore. "I've been through a lot worse."

rest - http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2012/story/_/id/8821594/2013-nfl-playoffs-willis-mcgahee-denver-broncos-not-ready-yet-rehab-track

[NightTerror218]

great news

[MasterShake]

Having Kuper back will be huge. Forgot about Clady's injury, whatever that was. I WISH I COULD JUST FREEZE MYSELF IN STASIS UNTIL KICKOFF. This is gonna be a LOOOONG week. Then the damn game will go by in a blink of an eye.

[cmc0605]

My big concern was Clady, but it sounds like he'll be fine...hope I'm right, especially with Terrell Suggs coming off that edge. It's a new game plan with no Clady.