The Las Vegas Raiders' Davante Adams spoke to the media after practice for his weekly state of the Silver and Black discussion, and we have it all for you.
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00:04 >> We're gonna talk to you on Sunday, you had the evaluation, but how you feel?
00:10 >> Feel good, so normal, good.
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00:15 >> Coach, we talked about the importance of tape maybe from this last game more
00:19 than anything as learning opportunities.
00:24 What did you see on the tape that could maybe make this offense and
00:26 this team better going forward?
00:29 >> Well, I think the thing with us is just every play having everybody on
00:33 the same accord and everybody having, putting that burden on themselves of
00:37 making sure that they not being the one that they say, I don't want to be the guy
00:41 that I'm gonna be at the point of attack here if you block it or I don't wanna be
00:45 the guy that gets the ball thrown to me, have to win my one on one.
00:48 You need everybody in football, that's the thing that makes it the most special.
00:52 And why we celebrate the way we do as a team and all these things is cuz it takes
00:56 so much in one play for the play to turn out the right way.
01:00 Cuz I can run a perfect route or I can run a terrible route and
01:03 then finally get open late and the lineman blocked a little longer or whatever.
01:08 So they made that happen, you need everybody.
01:10 So I think the biggest thing is just looking at the tape and
01:12 finding out the things that when we weren't all together.
01:15 And when it was one person that, not that ruined it, but
01:18 sometimes that's how it goes.
01:20 You get blown back or everybody blocks it up perfect, you don't make the catch,
01:24 then that's part of the execution is just completing the play.
01:27 >> [INAUDIBLE] How much kind of relief does it give it?
01:32 It's not necessarily a talent issue, it's just execution.
01:36 >> I mean, it's not a relief, honestly, not for me.
01:38 I mean, I don't know how the next man would answer that, but
01:41 it's almost more disappointing when it's not the talent and
01:43 you go out there and you don't execute.
01:44 So it's part of football, it's the most imperfect game and
01:48 the most team sport that there is.
01:50 So it's gonna be times where not everybody dominates their man, but
01:55 you gotta do good enough to make the play work.
01:58 And we didn't do that well enough last week.
02:00 So we just gotta look at the tape and find out what we did wrong to correct it.
02:03 >> When it comes to the hit that you went out on,
02:06 did you feel like it was maybe too late or feel any type of way about it?
02:12 >> Look, I don't wanna continue to talk too much about it, but
02:18 was it unnecessary?
02:19 Completely, obviously, and I mean, depending on how you look at it,
02:23 I mean, certain players play a certain way too.
02:26 Some people out of control, they fly around,
02:28 they don't really have much true purpose out there.
02:31 I mean, playing a half field on one side, you run over and
02:34 hit somebody in the head on the other side of the field.
02:35 I mean, that's the type of stuff that contributes to you not being on the field.
02:39 That's why you're in when you're going in the south by 25 at the end of the game.
02:44 And maybe if that man learns how to play the game the right way,
02:47 he'll see the field.
02:48 But until then, he'll have to go and live off a place like that, I guess.
02:53 >> I'll tell you, you catch a touchdown this Sunday night,
02:55 it would put you fifth all time in red zone touchdowns, passing Randy Moss.
02:59 Yeah, thoughts on that, and also,
03:02 why have you been so good in the red zone during your career, do you think?
03:06 >> Well, one, first, that's a crazy honor.
03:08 Obviously, that's a pretty big deal.
03:10 I mean, being top five, top anything, and
03:13 the entirety of this league is hard to do.
03:17 So it's a big honor to be able to do that.
03:19 And I don't know, I mean, I just, ever since college, really, high school,
03:23 just had a nose for the end zone.
03:25 And obviously, being put in great situations by good coaches and
03:29 quarterbacks over the years, they've given me a lot of opportunities down there to be
03:32 able to execute and make those plays.
03:34 So I just capitalize on those as much as possible, and
03:38 I'm in the business of maximizing it.
03:40 And if I'm gonna be the guy that they relying on to make it happen,
03:43 then I gotta come through.
03:45 >> You've been in the league, obviously, for a long time.
03:50 You played in playoff games, Monday night, or whatever, but
03:53 any more excitement for a Sunday night football game, all the eyes on you?
03:56 You know what I mean, as opposed to just a regular season thing?
03:59 >> Hell yeah, I mean, Sunday nights, Monday night games, those are the ones.
04:04 You get a little different feeling no matter how long you've been playing,
04:07 ten years, 15 years, five years, whatever it is.
04:10 I mean, you get a different feeling.
04:11 I know I do.
04:12 And it's just something about being the only game on TV,
04:15 especially those Monday night games.
04:17 People had a hard day at work, coming back, starting the week off, and
04:20 they just wanna see some good football.
04:21 So you always get a little special feeling when you're the only one,
04:24 you're that prime time game.
04:26 I definitely get a different feeling in warm ups and leading up to that one.
04:29 >> I didn't know a lot of people were gonna find out what you did for
04:31 your grandmother on Friday night in the Ferris.
04:34 >> Yeah.
04:35 >> Does it ever get to a point where that's not special to you?
04:37 Like what you're able to do, what your career has been able to allow you to do?
04:41 >> Never, man.
04:42 I mean, a lot of stuff does get old.
04:44 You get a lot of experiences, you get to do a lot of different things,
04:47 you get to travel.
04:48 Not that traveling gets old, but
04:50 there's certain things that you get to do repeatedly over and over.
04:53 And it kinda just is something that you do.
04:55 But I've been doing it for a long time, and
04:59 the happiest that I've ever been has been doing things like that for other people.
05:04 Whether it's somebody I know or I don't know, it's working with nonprofits,
05:08 different things like that, where I get to use my position in this world to
05:12 bring blessings for other people, that's the most amazing thing for me.
05:17 And obviously, big shout out to CBS for giving me that opportunity to do that and
05:21 to work with them, because my grandma's hit me up probably five times since then.
05:25 Just I can see her smiling through the phone.
05:28 And I feel like we speak a lot, but we also talk more now because of that.
05:33 I feel like it give her another appreciation for her grandson.
05:37 And obviously, the opportunities that come with this position that I'm in, so
05:42 I definitely, I love it.
05:44 And more than the money, being able to buy houses, cars, any of that stuff,
05:48 these type of opportunities are the ones that I do it for.
05:51 >> A new kind of respect for people that do do that renovating and things like that.
05:54 >> Yeah, I mean, just the time alone, let alone the actual hard work.
05:58 And I got pretty dirty.
06:00 Y'all gonna see the show and y'all gonna think that it was just some BS.
06:03 I was in the trenches in there, man.
06:04 I did the whole demo.
06:06 You'll see, watch Friday, 8/7 Central.
06:09 >> [LAUGH] >> This is kind of off topic, but
06:14 I got Josh's take on this.
06:16 What's your take on the whole Deion Sanders in Colorado?
06:19 Just how big everything has been up there, little Wayne,
06:21 just have you paid attention, been noticing all this?
06:24 >> Look, man, I'm all for it.
06:27 I love it.
06:28 I love to see it.
06:28 I love the untraditional approach.
06:31 Usually, you're the old school.
06:32 It's kind of a weird dynamic.
06:34 And I've thought about this for a minute just cuz he's a real old school type cat.
06:38 So but he's bringing, it's like a crazy clash of new school and
06:42 old school together where putting Instagram handles on their jerseys.
06:47 Obviously, clearly, I mean, you see the way that he commands his team and
06:51 you see the way that they are out there.
06:52 It's like a show.
06:54 So I mean, I know I enjoy watching.
06:55 I ain't missing it.
06:56 I don't care what's on TV.
06:58 If the Colorado Buffaloes playing right now,
07:00 I wanna see Wayne and Lil Uzi on the sideline or whoever else is next too.
07:04 So it's fun and I like to see it a little different.
07:07 And if you can bring it, at the end of the day, winning is gonna take care of
07:10 everything, so if they keep doing that, they could be as flashy,
07:13 as cool as they want to, showing off the APs and all that.
07:16 I love it.
07:17 >> You bet they beat Oregon this week.
07:19 >> If they beat Oregon, I mean, college football might be bigger than NFL in
07:24 a minute.
07:25 So I mean, this may not be good for me, but I'm looking forward to seeing it.
07:29 >> You know what a good quarterback looks like, his son.
07:31 What are your thoughts on?
07:33 >> Well, I haven't really studied him too much, but I mean,
07:35 he's obviously doing something well enough.
07:38 And I've seen the growth and I feel like his growth was pretty gradual too.
07:42 It wasn't something that where he just kind of boomed on the scene and
07:44 just cuz he was Deion's son.
07:46 He was just this superstar.
07:47 He had to kind of work into that.
07:48 And he's got a lot of hype and all of that kind of around his name right now.
07:53 And he's doing what he gotta do to keep that going.
07:54 So I like what he's doing.
07:57 I just wanna see him keep doing it.
07:58 >> Is that something you'd like to do in the future or grow that?
08:00 Is that- >> What's that?
08:02 >> Being a coach, probably changing the culture somewhere.
08:05 >> No. >> Or staying at home.
08:06 >> [LAUGH] >> No, I'm gonna do this as long as I can.
08:10 And then I might do some little celebs or something,
08:14 pull up at the high school or something like that.
08:16 But it may change, but probably not.
08:19 I'll probably be chilling.
08:21 >> After the game, Jimmy said one of the keys he thinks to unlocking the offense
08:24 is maybe he can attack better when they show you a single high safety look.
08:27 What are kind of keys to that?
08:29 And do you agree is that kind of a key going forward?
08:32 >> Yeah, man, I mean, there ain't no secret.
08:34 So it don't really matter what I stand up here and say.
08:36 But at the end of the day, these teams are out to try to take me away.
08:38 So the more opportunities when they're not trying desperately to do so,
08:42 we gotta take advantage of those opportunities.
08:44 And at the end of the day, the good part about this team is that we got multiple
08:48 guys, it's not just me that we relying on to win against single high coverage.
08:53 So at the end of the day, we got Cole, Hunter, DC, K Wilk,
08:57 all these boys out there that can go out and win their matchups too.
08:59 So I'm just one of the guys out there, but I'm looking forward to winning my matchup
09:04 as much as possible to make it easy on Jimmy.
09:05 >> Thank you.