Regardless of not making the postseason, the Las Vegas Raiders have some glorious foundational items on each side of the ball. Davante Adams on offense and Maxx Crosby on protection, specifically, have really cemented themselves as leaders of this franchise.
Adams, after all, came visiting in a commerce from the Inexperienced Bay Packers two years in the past and has been excellent for the reason that second he was acquired. The Raiders’ lack of staff success has led to some hypothesis that he is likely to be sad, however that isn’t the case, and Adams loves what the Raiders are constructing culture-wise.
Within the newest episode of The Rush podcast with Maxx Crosby, Adams spoke on this saying that the Raiders group as a complete is much extra aggressive than the Packers have been, through Mike Moraitis of Sporting Information:
“I don’t have any expectations (for 2024) however I do have a regular that we’ve bought to reside as much as, regardless,” Adams stated. “We set that, so we management that with whoever comes by this constructing, all of the individuals which can be there.
“One factor I’ll say concerning the Raiders is that the second I stepped by this constructing, it was far more aggressive than we have been in Inexperienced Bay,” he added. “In Inexperienced Bay, we had nice groups and we discovered a method to win, however if you discuss concerning the aggressive nature, there’s much more guys (in Las Vegas) that sort of had the identical mentality as Jaire (Alexander) had.”
Adams would go on to inform a narrative about beating Alexander in one-on-one drills throughout a observe and the way the nook would instantly watch a movie about what occurred and are available to Adams to ask what he might have carried out in a different way. That fireside and need to be higher at each flip permeate the Raiders locker room, which Adams loves.
If everybody is consistently pushing one another, then everybody will get higher, and the staff as a complete improves. Adams clearly believes on this group, and the items are in place for the Raiders to take a leap in 2024.
Raiders add large receiver Michael Gallup in free company
Davante Adams could have some new faces within the large receiver room as nicely with the Raiders signing former Dallas Cowboys large receiver Michael Gallup to a one-year deal.
Gallup had proven some promise earlier in his profession however struggled with accidents, together with a torn ACL in 2021. He has been working to return to kind ever since, and maybe the Raiders will give him the chance to take action.
