This isn’t happening

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport had two major announcements on Sunday about the Jets and wide receiver Davante Adams.

Rapoport announced that Aaron Rodgers “has been trying to recruit” Las Vegas Raiders wideout Davante Adams to the Jets,

Rapoport also announced that the Raiders “have zero plans” to trade Adams this offseason.

This is truly a non-story.

What exactly does Rodgers “trying to recruit” Adams to the Jets really mean?

Is Adams a high school football player who colleges are recruiting?

Is Adams in the college transfer portal?

But putting the hyperbole aside for a second, and deal with the true reality of the situation, is Adams an NFL free agent or on the trade block? No and no.

So this story really has no meat on the bones.

Does Adams, who makes $28 million a year, want to go from a state with no state income tax (Nevada) to a state with a high one in New Jersey?

Also, Adams is going to turn 32 during the season. If you are the Jets, why would you want to give up valuable draft capital to trade for a receiver with mileage? Look, he’s still a terrific receiver, but he has some mileage.

And what about Garrett Wilson?

Garrett Wilson is the Jets #1 receiver.

So why do you need another #1 receiver?

With Rodgers at QB, the Jets aren’t going to need an all-star team at receiver to be successful.

Think about some of the receivers whom Rodgers had great success with in Green Bay, guys like Adams, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb and Greg Jennings, all second-round picks.

Think about Allen Lazard, who came into the league as an undrafted free agent, whose work with Rodgers in Green Bay, got him a 4-year, $44 million deal with the Jets last off-season. Now he’s currently a war criminal with some in Jets nation, like a lot of Jets receivers before him, but he and Rodgers had success together in Green Bay.

So the point is that Rodgers, like other elite quarterbacks, if you give him guys who run good routes, get open and have good hands, the offense is going to function on a high level.

Who was Tom Brady throwing to when he won six Super Bowls in New England?

The point is simple – quarterbacks make receivers, receivers make quarterbacks.

Of course you need talent at receiver, but if you have an elite quarterback, you don’t need to overspend and go overboard loading up the receiver room with stars.

I don’t follow the NBA much, but I noticed that the Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Miami Heat last night, and the Heat were without Jimmy Butler.

First of all, we know how good the Heat culture is, and culture can help you overcome so much. As Rodgers said the Jets need to “fine-tune” their culture.

But the Bucks traded for Damion Lillard to team with Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks have been good, but not elite. How is their chemistry? Does having two #1 scorers who need the ball a lot work?

This isn’t fantasy football. You need a group that compliments each other, that has chemistry.

The Jets don’t need to team Adams with Wilson and have two number-one receivers, which often doesn’t work.

But none of this matters much, since this trade isn’t happening.

February 14, 2024

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