The list of teams who are said to be leading the way in Davante Adams trade talks is rather short. And for most of those teams, it’s been a rough week. Let’s go through each of them.
New York Jets
They fired their head coach this week. Robert Saleh, and reportedly having nothing to do with his relationship with QB Aaron Rodgers. The reason is because the owner knows the Jets have a small window to compete for a championship and felt like Saleh was not maximizing the talent on the offense.
How this could affect any potential interest in Davane Adams is hard to say. You could look at is one of two ways. Either the owner thinks they have the talent to win, which would suggest they don’t need Adams. Or that Aaron Rodgers is basically the head coach on the field and therefore if he says Davante is the last piece necessary to make this offense what it should be, then they better get him.
Knowing the short window they’re dealing with would seem to raise the likelihood of going after Davante. For that, a second round pick plus doesn’t seem like a high price to pay.
New Orleans Saints
It was discovered this week that Derek Carr has will miss at least a couple weeks with injury and Spencer Rattler will get the start.
Carr started the season off white hot in the first two games, throwing five touchdowns to just one interception. But he’s come back to earth in the three games since, with the same number as interceptions (3) and touchdowns.
What if Rattler plays so well, they decide to stick with the hot hand?
The only reason Davante has the Saints on the list is Carr. So, with Carr’s future a bit uncertain, do the Saints still step up and meet the Raiders’ demands in a trade? Will they even have made that decision yet before the trade deadline? Important questions.
And on top of it all, Saints head coach Dennis Allen could also be on the hotseat.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Despite the Steelers being 3-2 with Justin Fields at QB, the team has not been pleased with his performance and are now considering benching him for Russell Wilson.
Even if the Steelers are interested in Davante, would it be wise for him to jump from one team with a QB controversy to another? Wilson hasn’t played well in some time. There’s a reason he was run out of Seattle and the Broncos are now paying him starting QB money to NOT play for them.
Oh, and the Steelers are coming to Las Vegas this week, so no chance that trade would happen this week.
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys…are actually pretty stable at the moment. They are 3-2 and have won two straight. Though they scored just 20 points in each of those wins, which means they could certainly use a weapon like Davante Adams.