Davante Adams, one of the best if not the best wide receiver in the NFL, left the Green Bay Packers for many reasons. When Davante Adams joined the Las Vegas Raiders he did so with the intent to accomplish several different things;
- Play with his college quarterback and best friend Derek Carr
- Get paid a contract that is consistent with his exceptional level of play
- Win a Super Bowl as a Las Vegas Raider
So far Adams will only be able to accomplish one of those tasks as Derek Carr is no longer with the Raiders and it appears that the Raiders are as far away from a Super Bowl as they could be. When the team stood at a 2-5 record the murmurs already began about whether or not Adams was going to stay with the Raiders. Adams’ legacy was already called into question as his production was suffering and the team looked all but certain to miss the playoffs with one embarrassing loss after another.
Currently, Adams’ stats place him 5th in yards with 1,290 receiving yards and is 1st in touchdowns with 12 total (Travis Kelce also has 12 but isn’t a receiver) with a recent Pro Bowl nod to make it 6 Pro Bowls total. But at the same time the Raiders hold a record of 6-9, Jarrett Stidham is the starting quarterback for the final two games, and the Raiders are all but eliminated from the playoffs. Is Davante happy at all?
The easiest answer would be this; No.
Davante Adams on Derek Carr: “Obviously I support my guy (but) we got to finish out this season the best way we can possible, with all things considered at this point.” pic.twitter.com/gZlNJDwK00
— Levi Edwards (@theleviedwards) December 28, 2022
Davante Adams is not happy. This is the same man that left All-Pro future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers, a generational talent, to play in Las Vegas with Derek Carr. We all know Carr is not as good as Rodgers but this is the choice Adams made. It could not have been expected that he would be at a similar level production-wise as he was in Green Bay but in actuality, he was right on pace. What was not on pace was the number of losses the Raiders incurred and that is why Derek Carr is no longer the starter today.
But despite those numbers, it is clear that Adams came to get paid and play with his best friend, someone he was already synced up with on and off the field. That kind of chemistry between a quarterback and wide receiver can take multiple seasons to generate and sometimes it never clicks. There was clearly miscommunication at times and overthrown passes but 12 touchdowns are 12 touchdowns.