Two years ago I thought he was greatly overrated. I thought that he was average in coverage and only so-so in open field tackling, often taking poor angles. Could he blow someone up who caught a short pass and whose back was turned? Absolutely, but so can any box safety. He also was guilty on several occasions of getting caught out of position while trying to make hero plays. I remember posting about this after he said post-game, that “someone” missed an assignment. That someone was HIM, but he didn’t own it. That is NOT leadership.
Last year I thought that he did play quite well. But he’s still a box safety.
One absurd point being made by his supporters is that other players want to know that star players get taken care of. However, there is a hard cap, so every dollar that is spent on Adams cannot be spent on those other players, so the rest of the roster doesn’t care about that???
Finally, I don’t recall the exact numbers, but I heard on the radio this weekend that only 16 of 223 first round picks got extended at this point under the current collective bargaining agreement. Most of the huge stars have not.