The Raiders beat the Packers on Monday evening, however they did not do one thing essential, in line with Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers: feed Davante Adams. A life nearest Adams were given simply 4 objectives towards his former staff, Rodgers mentioned on “The Pat McAfee Show” that Las Vegas wishes to offer the megastar broad receiver extra alternatives in the event that they need to beef up transferring ahead.
“Davante’s always open,” Rodgers mentioned. “‘Covered’ to him is just different than other people. … You just gotta stick with him. Listen, I watched the game last night. I love Davante. He’s still a dear friend of mine. I thought he handled everything really, really well. Because that game meant a lot to him. You know, going back against your former team. Four targets? That ain’t it.
“You gotta give him an remaining glance, as a result of he’s in a position to do issues on other timing,” Rodgers continued. “The info are what Davante Adams does on the series of scrimmage, what Davante does indisposed the garden, is like nobody else can do. You must give him alternatives.”
Rodgers, who spent 8 years with Adams in Inexperienced Bay, additionally downplayed the perception that fellow wideout Jakobi Meyers is getting distinguishable simply as ceaselessly as Adams, even supposing Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo has discovered Meyers for no less than seven catches in 3 other video games this date. Next Monday’s win, Adams himself attributed a insufficiency of motion to a lingering shoulder trauma.
“Davante handled it the right way,” Rodgers mentioned. “He’s a pro. And Jimmy’s doing the best he can. … And they got the win, which is the most important thing. But if you wanna be dynamic …”
As for his former staff, the Packers, Rodgers cautioned that lovers will overreact to Jordan Love’s three-interception efficiency towards Las Vegas. He mentioned he in my view reached out to Love, his successor in Inexperienced Bay, nearest Monday’s defeat.
“I love Jordan,” Rodgers mentioned. “He’s a great kid. As we’ve seen in New York, in Jersey, with our young stud (Zach Wilson), week to week, the narrative can really change. … There’s gonna be ups and downs in your career, ups and downs in the season.”