New York Jets wide receiver Davante Adams certainly seems to be taking the franchise’s massive upheaval in stride.
Adams appeared on “Up & Adams” on Wednesday and discussed the team’s decision to fire general manager Joe Douglas. The veteran wide receiver admitted he was not surprised by the move, and that people probably should have seen it coming.
“It’s surprising, but it’s not, just because you know the way this game goes,” Adams said. “When games aren’t being won and things don’t look the way that they were intended to look, something’s got to change. I wasn’t technically here yet for the head coaching change here, but going through that in Vegas, when things aren’t working, typically things get moved around. You’ve got to adjust some furniture. You kind of anticipate it coming just because of the scope of the season, and the way that we have been looking as a team. They’ve got to place the blame or put accountability on somebody, and oftentimes it winds up on the coach and the management, and that’s just kind of how the cookie crumbles.
“It’s not for me to say whether it’s the right thing to do or not. I’m just getting here, and I’m still learning about the way things work in this building and the way things have been in this building. I’m not here to talk about whether or not it was supposed to happen. I’m just saying it’s typically how it goes.”
Was Davante Adams SURPRISED by the firing of #Jets GM Joe Douglas? 🔊
"It's surprising but it's not… when games aren't being won and things don't look the way they were intended to look, something's gotta change." @tae15adams @heykayadams @MSGNetworks pic.twitter.com/kWPsjzEg4P
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) November 20, 2024
Douglas was the general manager who brought Adams to New York, though one could argue the move was spearheaded by owner Woody Johnson. The trade failed to jumpstart the Jets’ struggling season as Johnson hoped it would, and with coach Robert Saleh already fired, Douglas was the next name on the chopping block.
Reports have suggested that a lot of the Jets’ struggles fall at the feet of Johnson himself. Perhaps Adams is not afraid to be blunt here considering he, like Aaron Rodgers, may not be back for 2025.
