The Seattle Seahawks made a massive move last Saturday as they traded for New York Jets safety Jamal Adams. Seattle gave up veteran safety Bradley McDougald, along with two first-round picks and a third pick from 2021 to land one of the game’s brightest young stars.
We have discussed at length what this deal means for the Seahawks, both in the short term because of the positive impact Adams can have on defense, as well as the long term for not having a first-round pick until 2023 and how a contract extension affects the limit. team salary.
What we haven’t done so far is get the thoughts of Jets fans and writers on this mega deal. In the last few days, not only do we have the reaction of MacGregor Wells from Gang Green Nation (available in the previous podcast player), but GGN managing editor John B took the time to analyze Adams as a player and what that provides the Seahawks defense.
It’s easy to dismiss the value Adams brings by labeling it as a safe or saying it doesn’t play a premium position. I would say that both lose the mark.
The security label on the box is simply not accurate. While Adams is a dominant defender when he’s in the box, PFF charts showed that he played less than half of his snapshots there in 2019. According to them. He lined up 297 times, in the slot with 131 hits, as an edge thrower at 96, and even as an outside corner at 34.
And I think security would look like a premium position if there were more players like Jamal Adams.
Some people are skeptical about whether their pin production is sustainable. It gives me skepticism. Most of the pressure on security bombings comes from the design that creates a free corridor. However, Adams is an exception. It builds pressures by timing the instant count and by studying blocking schemes to find out where the violation will be. The racers also have a really hard time with him in the blitz trucks.
However, Adams is not just about bags. As the advanced statistics show, he’s a defender of the closing run. After struggling as a rookie, he also became a high-end coverage protection.
Jamal Adams does it all
(it is located among the insurances)coverage:
– 2.9 YAC / reception (1st)
– 4.5 yards / goal (2nd)hurry up:
– 6.5 bags (1st)
– 23 pressures (1st)run defense:
– Lost only 3% (1/36) of the tackling chances (2nd)
– 7 tackles for loss (3rd)Nothing i can’t do
– Michael Nania (@Michael_Nania) January 1, 2020
With the way NFL offensives evolve and teams trying to create mismatches with versatile runners and tight ends, I think a player like Adams is extremely valuable.
He’s definitely a great personality, making him a polarizing figure at the Jets fan base. However, there was no evidence that Adams created problems in the locker room. His teammates voted him team MVP for the past two seasons and captain last year.
I think the Seahawks overpaid? Yes, I don’t think any non-quarterback is really worth what they quit.
I think Seahawks fans will worry in a few years? It depends on whether Adams maintains his level of play. If it backs down, the trade could live in infamy. But if you keep your current trajectory, you will end up in a gold jacket at Canton. From what I’ve seen of the Seahawks over the years, I see it as a perfect fit in the role of Kam Chancellor in the Pete Carroll system. It’s probably sacrilege to tell Seahawks fans, but Adams could even be better than the chancellor in the role of chancellor.
I put that last sentence in bold just for the amazing value of thinking that we could have someone who could be better than Kam Chancellor. On the other hand, if Jamal Adams is really better than Kam at his best, then the opposing NFL offenses will be in complete confusion.
BTW, our own John Fraley also provided a breakdown of what McDougald brings to the Jets defense that quietly finished ninth on DVOA last season, and you can read that (along with reaction from Jets fans) on GGN. .
