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Breaking down film of Joe Williams’ sluggish preseason debut

Joe Williams’ 2018 preseason debut was rather uneventful. In his defense, the offensive line play once he got in the game was less than optimal. What I saw was a running back thinking too much behind the line of scrimmage. There were also a few carries where he was almost blatantly slowing down just to make sure he had the ball, given his previous fumble issues.

Williams has been a bit of an enigma since being drafted in the third round of the 2017 draft. Initially he was touted as the second coming of Frank Gore, only younger and faster.