Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Workforce Scribbler
HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders All-Professional receiver Davante Adams, coming off simply two catches in a win over the New England Patriots, said Wednesday he’s rising pissed off along with his reputedly decreased position, regardless of the group profitable two instantly video games.
“I’m a human being and I have extremely high standards for myself in this offense,” mentioned Adams, who has been focused a blended 9 occasions the utmost two video games, with six catches for 74 yards with no landing.
“I’m sure people are thinking, ‘They won the game, why is there an issue?’ I mean, you see why it’s an issue. Y’all should know who I am, know what I’m about at this point … when you’re a player like me, mentally, my benchmark is not wins and losses — it’s greatness. So when I go out there, I expect to be able to have that ability to put that on tape and have an influence on the game. That’s my purpose for being here. I’m not here just to hang out; I came here to win and to do it the right way.”
Adams has now not had a landing since a Life 3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, when he was once focused 20 occasions and had 13 catches for 172 yards and a couple of TDs.
He’s additionally coping with a proper shoulder shock suffered within the Life 4 loss on the Los Angeles Chargers.
“So if it don’t look like it’s supposed to look, then I’m going to be frustrated if I’m not a part of that plan,” Adams mentioned. “Because I have the opportunity to go and change that and make it look like a much better picture out there. And if that doesn’t happen, then I’m going to be frustrated. If Jacobi [Meyers] goes out and has a monster game or if the offense is scoring every five plays, like our first drive on the Bills, then it is what it is.
“It’s now not about me, however I’m one of the crucial larger items as to why this offense goes to journey. And if I’m now not getting it, after that’s clearly now not in step with plan.”
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels, the team’s offensive playcaller, echoed Adams’ frustrations.
“In truth, stunning avid gamers wouldn’t be stunning in the event that they didn’t need to effort to assistance the group win in each manner that they may be able to,” McDaniels said. “Glance, the sport is other for them as a result of they’ve accomplished a definite situation, and so they need to give a contribution each unmarried era that they’re available in the market up to they may be able to. So, that’s a part of them being them. I’d by no means inform them to squash that. He’s been a stunning chief, a stunning affect.
“Our job is to make sure our best players have an opportunity to impact the game, and they can only do what they can do. So, he’s going to do everything he can to help us win, I know that for sure. He’s got a great attitude and mindset. He’s as competitive as a guy I’ve ever been around, and he should want the ball and he should want to contribute … he’s great in every way and this is no different.”
Adams favored the sentiment.
“I’m sure people are thinking, ‘They won the game, why is there an issue?’ … Y’all should know who I am, know what I’m about at this point … when you’re a player like me, mentally, my benchmark is not wins and losses — it’s greatness. So when I go out there, I expect to be able to have that ability to put that on tape and have an influence on the game. That’s my purpose for being here. I’m not here just to hang out.”
Raiders WR Davante Adams
“It definitely makes you feel better that other people see it the same way as you, but that don’t fix it,” he mentioned. “You’ve still got to do something about it as a whole. Not [McDaniels], but as a whole. We’ve still got to find a way to get it going, but obviously, it makes me feel a little better knowing that I’m not crazy, that people are thinking the same way.”
Month McDaniels mentioned it was once his “job” to scheme tactics to get Adams unhidden in opposition to double- and triple-teams, possibly complicating issues is the dearth of endurance with the Raiders already having to play games 3 quarterbacks.
Starter Jimmy Garoppolo ignored the Chargers sport with a concussion (rookie Aidan O’Connell began in L.A.) and left at halftime of the Patriots game with a again shock (Fifteenth-year veteran Brian Hoyer performed the second one part).
And there’s uncertainty as to who is going to start Sunday on the Chicago Bears, as Garoppolo didn’t observe Wednesday.
“I mean, I’m not naïve,” Adams mentioned. “At the end of the day, it’s not easy throwing to somebody who gets the coverages that I get. It’s a lot of attention, a lot more than, what I’m sure Jimmy, Derek [Carr], Hoyer, whoever we got out there, Aidan, it’s a lot more complex picture that they’re looking at than the numbers that we’re studying throughout the week.
“It’s simply the way in which that it’s, so I’m conscious about that and I do know that it’s now not simple, however I’ve finished it and I even did it utmost yr and we’ve had flashes this yr making it occur. However we’ve were given to have it on a extra constant foundation to bring for us to be the offense that we need to be.”
