The Facts: Not since the days of Ray Rice have the Ravens had a running back with a knack for getting open in the flat, slipping behind linebackers or even breaking downfield to challenge a safety. Until Woodhead arrived. "Ever since we lost Ray, we haven't had the type of back quite like Ray was and quite like Danny is in the passing game," Joe Flacco said. "They just have a very good feel for when they're open, how to get open, how to sit in holes, how to find my eyes."

Diehards Line: Woodhead, 32, began his career in 2008 as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets. A diminutive player out of a small school in Nebraska (Chadron State College), he arrived in the NFL with something to prove. Nine years later, nothing has changed. Before the Ravens signed receiver Jeremy Maclin on Monday, some of the critics said the team hadn’t done anything to improve the offense during the offseason. Of course, there weren’t many negative things said about Woodhead in 2011, when the Patriots took an unbeaten record into the Super Bowl. He had seven carries for 18 yards and caught four passes for 42 yards and a touchdown, but the Patriots lost to the New York Giants. Now, he’s poised to begin the next chapter in his quest to earn a Super Bowl ring. ... The good news? It hasn’t taken long to establish a rapport with Flacco, who’s been delighted with his new weapon out of the backfield. “Sometimes it can take a while, but I really feel like it only took us a couple days,” Woodhead said. Again, Woodhead is rare fantasy commodity; a player you can draft as an RB3 or 4, but who is capable of RB1 production any given week.