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Pierce returns to huddle, muddle in Baltimore

Ravens RB Bernard Pierce (thigh) is back this week, but that fact does nothing to bring the backfield picture in Balmer into focus. Rookie Lorenzo Taliaferro stepped directly into Pierce's heavier-use role a week ago and played well, while veteran Justin Forsett maintained the change-of-pace role he had served in the first two games of the season. We think Forsett will keep that same role now -- he catches the ball much better than either of the others -- while Pierce and Taliaferro will likely split the "main" job, but frankly no division of labor would shock us at this point. Worth noting, perhaps: Forsett has been the team's most effective runner through three games, averaging 6.3 yards per attempt and breaking off three runs of 20-plus.

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