{"id":296325,"date":"2023-10-19T18:41:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296325"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:41:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:41:06","slug":"raiders-wr-davante-adams-frustrated-over-role-in-offense-im-not-here-just-to-hang-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/nfl\/raiders-wr-davante-adams-frustrated-over-role-in-offense-im-not-here-just-to-hang-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders WR Davante Adams frustrated over role in offense: 'I'm not here just to hang out'"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Raiders have won two straight, but with each victory, Davante Adams’ involvement in the offense has decreased.<\/p>\n

After seeing a season-high 20 targets in Las Vegas’ Week 3 loss to Pittsburgh, Adams has watched his target total drop to 13, four and five. He’s caught just six passes for 74 yards combined between his last two games. And while offensive diversity has benefitted the Raiders, Adams isn’t exactly happy with his current role.<\/p>\n

“I’m a human being and I have extremely high standards for myself in this offense,” Adams said on Wednesday, via ESPN. “I’m sure people are thinking, ‘They won the game, why is there an issue?’ I mean, you see why it’s an issue. Y’all should know who I am, know what I’m about at this point … when you’re a player like me, mentally, my benchmark is not wins and losses — it’s greatness. So when I go out there, I expect to be able to have that ability to put that on tape and have an influence on the game. That’s my purpose for being here. I’m not here just to hang out; I came here to win and to do it the right way.”<\/p>\n

According to Adams, doing it the right way means winning with Adams playing a key role. It’s easy to get frustrated when you expect to be a game-changing player and aren’t living up to that standard, even when the team is enjoying success. Adams didn’t leave via trade from Green Bay to Las Vegas just to be a passenger; He wants to drive the car toward a victorious finish line.<\/p>\n

“So if it don’t look like it’s supposed to look, then I’m going to be frustrated if I’m not a part of that plan,” Adams said. “Because I have the opportunity to go and change that and make it look like a much better picture out there. And if that doesn’t happen, then I’m going to be frustrated. If Jakobi [Meyers] goes out and has a monster game or if the offense is scoring every five plays, like our first drive on the Bills, then it is what it is.<\/p>\n

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