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Kenneth Dixon And Danny Woodhead Are The Perfect Pair

By Chris Schisler

Dec 25, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA;Baltimore Ravens running back Kenneth Dixon (30) follows the blocks of wide receiver Kamar Aiken (11) and center Jeremy Zuttah (53) during the third quarter of a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh won 31-27. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 25, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA;Baltimore Ravens running back Kenneth Dixon (30) follows the blocks of wide receiver Kamar Aiken (11) and center Jeremy Zuttah (53) during the third quarter of a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh won 31-27. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 25, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA;Baltimore Ravens running back Kenneth Dixon (30) follows the blocks of wide receiver Kamar Aiken (11) and center Jeremy Zuttah (53) during the third quarter of a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh won 31-27. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 25, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA;Baltimore Ravens running back Kenneth Dixon (30) follows the blocks of wide receiver Kamar Aiken (11) and center Jeremy Zuttah (53) during the third quarter of a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh won 31-27. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /

Kenneth Dixon and Danny Woodhead should make a potent combination in the Ravens backfield:

When the Ravens signed Danny Woodhead, the happiest person in the organization should have been Kenneth Dixon. This move sets Dixon up to be the feature back in the Ravens offense. Woodhead serves as a change of pace back, and a guy you use to create mismatches in the passing game. Dixon is the star. Woodhead is the compliment.

The best part about this duo is it gives nothing away to the defense. Woodhead may be mainly a receiving running back but that’s not all he can do. Secondly, Dixon is just as dangerous as a receiver out of the backfield. Dixon being on the field doesn’t indicate a run. Woodhead on the field doesn’t necessarily indicate a pass. If either running back is in the game, the defense has to be concerned.

Before the addition of Woodhead, Dixon was the best option to catch passes out of the backfield. Now he can be the downhill, one cut runner that he is. Dixon averaged over four yards per carry in a handful of games last year, but he never got enough carries. Now the Ravens can use him as a feature back. It is time to unleash Dixon as the next superstar in the NFL.

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