Davante Adams solely spent 11 video games with the Jets, however that didn’t cease Gang Inexperienced from catching strays throughout the star wideout’s interview with Fox forward of the Rams’ playoff victory over the Panthers on Saturday.
Adams, whereas sitting subsequent to Puka Nacua and throughout from the community’s Charissa Thompson, fielded a query from Nacua about what Adams discovered from previous losses “that you simply assume would assist us proper now.”
“To be sincere, I believe that kinda brings you to the Kobe mentality, you understand, the place it’s like, you see why he wasn’t smiling after they received that recreation as a result of the job’s not finished,” Adams stated throughout the phase. “Your essential goal is to win the entire thing. You’ve gotta discover a solution to be gritty, and resilient inside these video games, as a result of for those who don’t convey your finest stuff, you’re gonna be at residence with the Jets two seconds after that.”
The Jets’ playoff drought reached 15 seasons after they have been formally eradicated throughout their loss to the Dolphins in December, and in 12 months 14 of the stretch, they introduced in Adams — by way of a commerce with the Raiders — to pair him with Aaron Rodgers and see if they may rekindle a few of their outdated chemistry.
It backfired, as he collected 854 yards and 7 touchdowns — with Gang Inexperienced ending the season 5-12.
However Adams signed a two-year take care of the Rams and thrived alongside Nacua and quarterback Matthew Stafford, amassing 789 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns throughout the common season earlier than catching one other 5 passes for 72 yards throughout Los Angeles’ 34-31 win Saturday.
The six-time Professional Bowler and three-time First-Staff All-Professional didn’t hit the 1,000-yard mark, however he nonetheless carved out a important function on the offense that averaged essentially the most yards per recreation (394.6) and factors per recreation (30.5) within the NFL throughout the common season.
Gang Inexperienced hasn’t gotten any nearer to showing in its first postseason recreation since 2011, both, as they went 3-14 in Aaron Glenn’s first season as head coach, traded a pair of stars — in Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner — forward of the commerce deadline and are nonetheless trying to find their subsequent franchise quarterback.
Los Angeles will face the No. 2-seeded Bears within the divisional spherical subsequent weekend if the 49ers win Sunday, they usually’ll face No. 1-seeded Seahawks if the Eagles emerge with a victory towards San Francisco.
