{"id":40104,"date":"2018-07-19T08:44:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T12:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=40104"},"modified":"2018-07-19T08:44:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T12:44:30","slug":"mehta-jets-adams-will-be-force-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2018\/07\/19\/mehta-jets-adams-will-be-force-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Mehta: Jets&#8217; Adams Will be &#8220;Force&#8221; in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the excitement of New York Jets fans with the arrival of rookie quarterback Sam Darnold is palpable at this point, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News says it&#8217;s last year&#8217;s top pick, safety Jamal Adams, who is going to be turning heads in 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get ready, NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Jets second-year safety Jamal Adams (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAdamsEra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheAdamsEra<\/a>) is going to be a force in 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nvU9dpyxmp\">https:\/\/t.co\/nvU9dpyxmp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zBkUlwdo6b\">pic.twitter.com\/zBkUlwdo6b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manish Mehta (@MMehtaSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMehtaSports\/status\/1019912408490496002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He has all the tools to be a consistent difference-maker&#8221; says Mehta. Adams&#8217; &#8220;confidence is pure and his passion is genuine&#8221;. A player whose leadership was highly touted out of LSU, in his piece, Mehta says not to expect a sophomore slump from one of the team&#8217;s unquestioned leaders.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2018\/05\/28\/after-off-season-of-talk-and-tweets-jets-need-results-from-adams\/\"><strong>all of the talking<\/strong><\/a> Adams has been doing this off-season, he&#8217;d better hope Mehta is right, because while he did do some impressive things as a rookie, Adams was far from perfect.<\/p>\n<p>According to Pro Football Focus, Adams gave up six touchdowns in coverage last season, but did an outstanding job in the box, leading all safeties in run stops.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jamal Adams led all safeties in run stops when lined up in the box last season! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/President?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#President<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PSMsyigHWL\">pic.twitter.com\/PSMsyigHWL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFF NY Jets (@PFF_Jets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF_Jets\/status\/1001818813619408902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>His stellar play against the run is positive, but as the sixth overall pick, the Jets and their fans are expecting Adams to become a high-level player in every facet of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Is that in the cards this season?\u00a0 Mehta certainly seems to think so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the excitement of New York Jets fans with the arrival of rookie quarterback Sam Darnold is palpable at this point, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News says it&#8217;s last year&#8217;s top pick, safety Jamal Adams, who is going to be turning heads in 2018. Get ready, NFL. 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