Saints at the top of Davante Adams’ wish list [Raiders trade Adams to Jets for conditional 3rd ; Jets paying Adams’ entire remaining salary] (4 Viewers)

[ELLIASJWILLIAMS]

So Davante Adams will be our big free agent signing in 2025…cool.

Looks like it, and probably for cheap.

 

[CowtownSaint]

Keep that guy a million miles away from this team. We don’t need it. We are better off by far without him. This isn’t a MVS feel good story, he’s a guy that can’t produce anymore at all unfortunately his age and decisions have gotten the best of him. If he came here earlier, fair, no more of it going forward he chose jets, let them cut him and let him sit. I would take MT back before him and I don’t think he deserves a spot either.

Go with the horse you got and dance with the ones that came with you this season

 

[DaveXA]

If we can get him for cheap, he could help some imo. We have no depth at WR, so Adams certainly could help with that.

 

[football]

The Chiefs would sign him. They are trying to stack up.

 

[St. Widge]

Indeed. It was never a contract/$ issue. The bellyaching about his contract was never warranted. And most likely the team and player came to an understanding of what would happen well before the trade was finalized. And interestingly enough, even though the Raiders didn't eat any of this year's salary, the rework allowed the Jets to push those dollars into the voidable years, so cutting him after this season doesn't hurt the Jets.

All that said, it's entirely possible the Adams to Saints talk was a ruse to get the Jets to agree to the conditional pick and Adams wasn't angling for the Saints as much as showing the Jets there was competition for his services.

Either way, it's water under the bridge at this point and I'm relieved we didn't give up a 3rd for him.

Except there is no guarantee how he would have reworked his deal with the Saints or if he would have at all. So it wasn't "bellyaching". It was the reality of the situations. Beyond that, we don't know the details of the deal and "voidable" is not the same thing as "void years". So, it could be a player or team options or a mutual option for a lot of money per year. Regardless, this team has no business giving up a 2nd or 3rd round pick for an older player who isn't exactly lighting the world on fire in N.Y.

Plus, since we did not have the cap space to eat Adam's contract for this year, we likely would have either had to do a different deal that pushed money into future years and/or had to give up a 2nd a maybe more to get the Raiders to eat the money on Adam's contract for this year.

 

[DaveXA]

Except there is no guarantee how he would have reworked his deal with the Saints or if he would have at all. So it wasn't "bellyaching". It was the reality of the situations. Beyond that, we don't know the details of the deal and "voidable" is not the same thing as "void years". So, it could be a player or team options or a mutual option for a lot of money per year. Regardless, this team has no business giving up a 2nd or 3rd round pick for an older player who isn't exactly lighting the world on fire in N.Y.

Plus, since we did not have the cap space to eat Adam's contract for this year, we likely would have either had to do a different deal that pushed money into future years and/or had to give up a 2nd a maybe more to get the Raiders to eat the money on Adam's contract for this year.

I mean, a lot has changed since I made that post. So...it's a whatever from me, lol.

 

[St. Widge]

I mean, a lot has changed since I made that post. So...it's a whatever from me, lol.

Sorry. I didn't realize that was from over a month ago.

 

[Saint Greg]

Y’all still want him?

https://athlonsports.com/nfl/new-york-jets/jets-davante-adams-release-trade-aaron-rodgers-nfl

Jets May Cut Struggling WR Davante Adams Amid Disappointing Season

Davante Adams' time with the New York Jets may be short-lived as speculation mounts about his potential release after a disappointing season. The Jets, currentl

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If we can sign him for whatever the minimum is, sure. I’m feeling a lot better about our chances against the Rams and Commanders after watching them today.

 

[DSnfla]

We should absolutely kick the tires on him in the offseason. Just because his production went down with an in shambles Jets team with a almost washed up AR does not mean Kubiak could do wonders with him, especially with Olave and Shaheed and maybe MVS. WR is a priority I'd rather do it with the draft but if we sign him to a reasonable deal we could go DL in the draft

 

[livefromDC]

We should absolutely kick the tires on him in the offseason. Just because his production went down with an in shambles Jets team with a almost washed up AR does not mean Kubiak could do wonders with him, especially with Olave and Shaheed and maybe MVS. WR is a priority I'd rather do it with the draft but if we sign him to a reasonable deal we could go DL in the draft

Signing Adams should definitely NOT preclude the Saints from drafting a WR.

 

[St. Geezy]

We should absolutely kick the tires on him in the offseason. Just because his production went down with an in shambles Jets team with a almost washed up AR does not mean Kubiak could do wonders with him, especially with Olave and Shaheed and maybe MVS. WR is a priority I'd rather do it with the draft but if we sign him to a reasonable deal we could go DL in the draft

Agree. Sign Adams, re-sign MVS, get Olave and Shaheed healthy, with Means as the young understudy, and let’s roll. That’s a solid WR core right there, one you can win with.

 

[Snakehead]

Agree. Sign Adams, re-sign MVS, get Olave and Shaheed healthy, with Means as the young understudy, and let’s roll. That’s a solid WR core right there, one you can win with.

Agreed. I like the idea of Means learning behind Adams as they are similar and both play the X. I really like MVS as a Big Z which allows Shaheed to be more of a weapon. Olave is still a question mark, but if the reports are true that he's trying to do some neck strengthening, that could help on some of those hits/hits to the ground. I'm curious what Kevin Austin Jr. can develop into, maybe he's the slot/Y.

 

[DaveXA]

Agree. Sign Adams, re-sign MVS, get Olave and Shaheed healthy, with Means as the young understudy, and let’s roll. That’s a solid WR core right there, one you can win with.

I'm worried about Olave's concussion issues and as good as MVS has been since joining the team, I'm not fully sold on him yet. If he keeps performing like this until the end of the season, I'll be more confident, but he's still got a history of drops and why he hasn't stayed on a team. I do hope his career is rejuvenated but he still has to go out and do it.

That's two question marks, and adding Adams who has had his own issues this season and he's not getting any younger, we really need a reliable and young WR1 and don't have that right now.

 

[St. Geezy]

I'm worried about Olave's concussion issues and as good as MVS has been since joining the team, I'm not fully sold on him yet. If he keeps performing like this until the end of the season, I'll be more confident, but he's still got a history of drops and why he hasn't stayed on a team. I do hope his career is rejuvenated but he still has to go out and do it.

That's two question marks, and adding Adams who has had his own issues this season and he's not getting any younger, we really need a reliable WR1 and don't have that right now.

Reliable #1s don’t grow on trees as you know. Think we have to put together a hodgepodge type group and hope one of them emerges.

A guy like McMillan would be a fun guy to get out of the draft to be a potential number 1 down the line, but he will likely be out of range (I see us winning several more games).

 

[DaveXA]

Reliable #1s don’t grow on trees as you know. Think we have to put together a hodgepodge type group and hope one of them emerges.

A guy like McMillan would be a fun guy to get out of the draft to be a potential number 1 down the line, but he will likely be out of range (I see us winning several more games).

I understand they don't grow on trees, but you should still always be looking for one.