OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Terrance West has never really enjoyed sharing the workload as a running back.Im not a rotation back, he said. I like to feel a defense out. I get stronger as the game goes on.Given the opportunity to validate his assertion, West ran for a career-high 113 yards for the Baltimore Ravens in a 28-27 loss to Oakland on Sunday.West received his first start for the Ravens (3-1), who were apparently so impressed that they cut former 1,000-yard rusher Justin Forsett .It was surprising. I didnt know they were going to do that, West said Wednesday.Ravens coach John Harbaugh said the move was best for the team.Those are decisions based on roster options and who is available and what youre trying to do going forward, he said. Salary cap was not a favor.Forsetts exit leaves West, Javorius Allen and rookie Kenneth Dixon in the Baltimore backfield. The trio entered the season with a combined 12 NFL starts between them.Thats OK with West, who accounted for 87 of his yards after halftime last weekend.It felt good. I got in a good rhythm, he said. As a running back, you need to get in a rhythm and get going. Thats what happened.The 5-foot-10, 225-pounder hopes for more of the same Sunday against the visiting Washington Redskins (2-2), who are tied for 20th in rushing defense.Playing with the Ravens has been a delight for West, who played his college ball at nearby Towson University. After being drafted by the Browns in 2014, he was traded to Tennessee in September 2015 and signed by the Ravens last November.Now, hes a starter for the team he cheered for as a youth.Its a dream come true, West said. I grew up as a Ravens fan. I went to college right down the road. The fan base here, they know who I am. Its great. Its home.Despite starting for the first time this season Sunday, West leads Baltimore with 232 yards rushing and is the only running back on the team with a touchdown.Terrance is a hard runner and he has some physicality to him, Harbaugh said.All that was on display against the Raiders.He ran the ball, put a foot in the ground and got the ball upfield, which is what good backs do, Harbaugh said. Certainly he can get better, and there are plenty of things were working on to get him better.Allen had three carries in his season debut Sunday and Dixon was inactive for the first four games with a torn left MCL. He is expected to make his NFL debut against the Redskins.Were all going to try to the same thing, run hard and run tough, said Dixon, a fourth-round pick out of Louisiana Tech.Game notes the Ravens promoted tight end Daniel Brown from the practice squad to fill the void left by the release of Forsett. 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They hope to persuade the other team owners and commissioner Roger Goodell to put pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to drop the nickname they find offensive. "Given the way the meeting transpired," Ray Halbritter, an Oneida representative and leader of the "Change the Mascot Campaign," said Wednesday, "it became somewhat evident they were defending the continued use of the name. Lets start the 2016-17 season off with a bang!Tiger Woods did the Hokey Pokey with the Safeway Open. We know what effect it caused in the media, but what about the guys inside the ropes?This weeks caddie drops opinions on Tigers withdrawal, the Safeway Open course and the fans.Remember how this works: We get the truth and inside access, the caddies get anonymity. Enjoy!Collins: How different is the vibe since Tiger isnt playing? Caddie: Well, they moved the tee box up on (the 10th hole) I had heard to alleviate some congestion from the fans. Thats not going to be an issue anymore. I think amongst the players, I havent heard a whole lot of chatter about him not being here. I think its definitely made an impact with the fans and the people in the area. A lot of people I talked to were excited to see him play and dont get the opportunity to now.A couple [of] people were like, I dont even care if he showed up and didnt play well. I just wanted to see him play. So its interesting, the dynamic [and] the difference between what Tiger is thinking about relative to his game and what the fans want.Obviously everyone wants to see him play well. But I think the fans just wanted to see him play. Thats been the biggest difference. The fans are disappointed he isnt here. For the players, its business as usual.Collins: Whats your opinion on how Tiger withdrew? Caddie: It was very interesting that he used the word vulnerable to describe his golf game. Ive never heard a golfer use that language. It would be something that, maybe, a golfer would say to his wife if he was in a moment of despair. Its a very telling word that he used and he definitely did it on purpose. I mean, all his words are very calculated.So I dont know if hes kind of letting everybody know, Hey, Im being truthful. This is where Im at. Dont have too many expectations for me right now. Im not ready yet. I think its tough for Tiger post-scandal. ... He sees all the eyeballs now. He used to have that tunnel vision. He used to own the entire golf course and everybody that he played with. He was the man.Without knowing him well and without trying to speak for him too much, he might [still] have some embarrassment from that. Its hard to play golf. You need to have an ego out on the PGA Tour. All of the players do. When that gets compromised, for whatever reason, then it becomes more difficult to perform at a high level.A major-winning player that I spoke with about it thought that Tiger might not be interested in playing golf on the PGA Tour if he knows that he cant compete at the highest level that hes used to. ... I still think he can win! Im a little less confident that he can win a major now, but I still think he can win. ...If I had any advice for him, youd look at some of these players in other sports that have made comebacks in their careers. I would say, Hey man. Youre not going to be the same guy you used to be, but you can definitely reinvent yourself. Youre still a champion. You might just have to figure out a different way to do it.Colllins: Is there anything the caddie can do to help his player when they have a case of the, I wont say the word, but it rhymes with hips? Caddie: [Big sigh.dddddddddddd] Thats an interesting thing. One of the things youre always trying to do is instill as much confidence as possible in your player. Another thing that you can do is take your players mind off the task at hand, so to speak. Be somewhat of a distraction.Those are two things some of the top caddies on tour do very well. And they dont always do both. You do one or the other. It depends on your player. An example of being a distraction would be, maybe if youre walking up to a shot that you know your player has been struggling with, that might be a time when you get in your players ear and change the subject. You gotta know your player, obviously. ...I think the other [example] would be just to instill as much confidence as possible in practice situations and as the round is unfolding, too, because the player has to do a good job of almost tricking himself in those situations. As much as you [the caddie] can do that without him knowing youre doing it, [that] could be helpful.Collins: How helpless of a feeling is it (caddie starts laughing before I even finish the question) when you know there is nothing you can say or do to prevent disaster for your player? Caddie: Yeah, that is a helpless feeling. Sometimes you get in situations as a caddie where youre off to the side of the green or off to the side of the shot, youve done everything you can do, and you know that your player is about to mess the shot up, because youve seen enough shots and youve seen your player enough out on the golf course that you know, oh no.It happens a lot with short putts. Putting is one where youre not in there talking to your player as much. Like a lot of times on approach shots or drives, you can kind of get that last word in there. Its not really as easy to do when it comes to putting. ... Yeah, it is a helpless feeling because you want to help him out, but you know hes got to figure it out on his own.Sometimes when you jump in there and it still goes wrong, its worse than sitting off to the side and having it go wrong! Versus, you sit off to the side and it goes right. Its kind of a catch-22 there. It is the most helpless feeling when you know your player just doesnt have it in that particular moment.Collins: Lets talk about the golf course. Theres weather, of course, in the forecast. Will that make this particular course easier or harder? Caddie: My first instinct is that its going to get harder. The [golf] ball doesnt go as far up here in this cool air. The rough is just long enough where you can get a club on [the ball], but you cant quite control it. The greens were firm, so theyll get a little bit softer but -- if its going to be gray, windy, rainy and overcast, I just dont think that can be easier in any circumstance. ' ' '