{"id":292900,"date":"2023-11-02T23:24:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T23:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292900"},"modified":"2023-11-02T23:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T23:24:38","slug":"raiders-davante-adams-thanks-josh-mcdaniels-david-ziegler-but-says-it-was-time-for-some-sort-of-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/nfl\/raiders-davante-adams-thanks-josh-mcdaniels-david-ziegler-but-says-it-was-time-for-some-sort-of-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders' Davante Adams thanks Josh McDaniels, David Ziegler, but says 'it was time for some sort of change'"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was an open secret that Davante Adams wasn’t happy with the recent direction of the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n

While he made it clear on Thursday that he was not cheering the firing of head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager David Ziegler earlier this week, Adams told reporters that something needed to change with for a team currently in a 3-5 rut.<\/p>\n

“At this point, don’t get it confused, it’s not a celebration that we have a new coach and changes were made,” Adams said, per The Athletic. “Obviously, I think it was time one way or the other, it was time for some sort of change. Just to bring a little juice in and revitalize the team a little bit.”<\/p>\n

Adams was one of the Raiders players who voiced their frustrations during a team meeting prior to Monday’s game in Detroit — which became a dispiriting prime-time loss that lead to changes in leadership. Jimmy Garoppolo had a tough outing that night, overthrowing Adams twice for potential long touchdowns. Following McDaniels’ firing, the Raiders also benched Garoppolo for rookie Aidan O'Connell.<\/p>\n

Adams also dropped a pass Monday night and isn’t having a typical season by his lofty standards. In eight games, he has 47 catches for 539 yards and three scores. If he keeps that pace through the remainder of the season, Adams would finish with his worst statistical output since 2019, when he was limited to 12 games with the Packers.<\/p>\n

Adams told reporters on Thursday the goal now is trying to ease the tension around the Raiders’ facility, and the vibes around the team already seem to have flipped.<\/p>\n

Several players, including Adams and Ameer Abdullah, were seen shooting Nerf hoops and joking around during the team’s open-locker period on Thursday. Adams even cracked that when word gets out that the players were having fun, it might be used as evidence why they’re not winning more.<\/p>\n

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