As a Twelfth-year professional, Davante Adams is aware of the worth of relaxation throughout a bye week. So earlier than the Rams performed the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Oct. 19, Adams appeared ahead to days off that awaited.
Then Adams, flashing his three-time All-Professional kind, caught three landing passes.
Was there any a part of him that didn’t desire a break?
“Oh, hell yeah,” Adams stated this week, noting that he advised coach Sean McVay, “‘I wish we could keep rolling at this point.’”
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Gary Klein breaks down what to anticipate from the Rams on Sunday once they face the New Orleans Saints at SoFi Stadium.
So did McVay.
“He’s like, ‘Man, I don’t want to have a week off,’” McVay recalled. “I said, ‘Hey, just enjoy it.’”
Adams, rested and prepared after spending a part of final week in Mexico with household, intends to select up the place he left off two weeks in the past when the Rams play host to the New Orleans Saints at SoFi Stadium.
The sport will mark the return of fellow star receiver Puka Nacua, who sat out in opposition to the Jaguars due to an ankle damage suffered Oct. 12 in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens.
However the Rams will likely be with out speedy receiver Tutu Atwell, who will likely be sidelined for at the least 4 video games on injured reserve due to a hamstring damage.
McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford confirmed in opposition to the Jaguars that the Rams’ weapons transcend Nacua and Adams. 4 tight ends — Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson, Davis Allen and rookie Terrance Ferguson — had been among the many 10 gamers who caught passes within the 35-7 victory that improved the Rams document to 5-2.
“The more people we can get involved in the game, the better we are,” stated Stafford, who has handed for 17 touchdowns, with solely two interceptions. “We have a couple of extremely talented players, quite a few that are difference-makers in this league. When we can spread the ball around and make everybody defend all the guys, all the eligibles, every blade of grass, that’s when we’re at our best.”
The Rams signed Adams aiming to capitalize on his expertise and playmaking, his elite separation abilities and the menace he poses close to the purpose line.
Stafford, 37, and Adams, 32, mixed for just a few highlight-reel performs within the first six video games. However they acknowledged within the week main as much as the sport in opposition to the Jaguars that they had been nonetheless working to get utterly in sync.
They discovered their rhythm in opposition to the Jaguars.
Adams made dynamic catches from contained in the two-yard line for all of his touchdowns.
Offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur stated the Rams “absolutely” envisioned these sorts of performs once they pursued Adams, who has 109 profession landing catches, probably the most amongst energetic gamers.
“There’s a reason he has over a hundred touchdowns,” LaFleur stated, including, “It’s not shocking.”
Did the Rams discover one thing they’ll construct on?
“Yeah, we’ll see what the red-zone targets look like this week and then we’ll be able to fully tell you,” Adams stated, chuckling. “But definitely it’s not a secret that I’ve been able to make plays in the red zone.
“I think a lot of it was just getting on the same page, us feeling each other out and coming up with a good plan. The coaches did that and we were able to connect.
“I think the more you make plays, the more you build that confidence and then you stop straining and pressing to make plays and you just be yourself and go out there and be natural.”
Adams has 31 catches for 431 yards and 6 touchdowns.
With Stafford and Adams persevering with to solidify their connection, the offense is poised to stay productive because the Rams drive towards a playoff spot.
“Me being who I am and Matthew being who he is and just having the team that we do, my expectations are really high and standards are really high for what I should bring and what this team should be able to do,” Adams stated. “I’m definitely not satisfied with what we’ve done, but happy with where we are.”
