Trayveon over Gio?

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(03-09-2020, 09:47 AM)Au165 Wrote: When he got his contract Anderson had already tore his other ACL and Williams had missed a large amount of time with a foot injury. They really had no clue what they had in those guys at that point and it didn't really matter as I keep saying the contract structure tells the real story. Contract extensions aren't give out 3 months after drafting rookies because no one knows anything about them at that point, however they are given out as insurance on impending free agents/hold outs. Based on some things Mixon had said in the media that summer about Gordon's holdout it would make sense for the team to be a bit nervous and want to have a back up plan they could easily bail on if it all worked out. 

Gio is definitely Mixon insurance, but Williams had already completely bombed in preseason with a 1.3 ypc by that point.  The fact that Williams dressed for 10 games and didn't get a single touch on offense is also telling.

They are definitely sweating a new deal for Mixon and a RB in the draft makes sense for them.  However, by pumping up Williams, they seem less likely to take one to outsiders.