1 reason every NFL team can win the Super Bowl

Baltimore Ravens

One of the biggest reasons why the Baltimore Raves were able to make the playoffs last season was because Justin Forsett played so well, they didn’t miss Ray Rice. Rice, of course, was suspended for domestic violence, appealed and won, but had caused such terrible press (helped by some willful ignorance on the part of the Ravens) that the team cut him loose.

The Ravens depend on some production from the backfield to make things go, help quarterback Joe Flacco buy some time by keeping the defense honest with production on the ground. When Rice left, fans and media wondered who would step up and were worried when Bernard Pierce fell flat on his face.

Enter Justin Forsett, a guy who had never really carried a full load (the most carries he had in a season previously was 118 in Seattle) and seemed like a pretty limited option.

All he did was come in and run the ball 235 times for 1,266 yards and eight touchdowns.

If the Ravens are going to compete again, Forsett is going to have to carry that momentum forward. This is a team which lost Torry Smith to free agency, leaving an aging Steve Smith, an unproven Marlon Brown and rookie drop machine Breshad Perriman to fill the void. It will also be depending on rookie tight end Maxx Williams to move the chains.

None of that is terrifying, really. Smith clearly has gas left in the tank, Brown is serviceable and Perriman can work on his hands while bringing some insane speed to the outside. And I believe Williams will prove himself as a great tight end in short order.

While the new offense gels and the rookies get their feet wet though, the offense is going to have to depend on some big production from Forsett. Can he do it?

If he can prove last season wasn’t an aberration, the Ravens could find themselves hoisting a Super Bowl trophy come February.

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