Even with just one hand fully operating, Jamal Adams continues to disrupt Seahawks offense
Jamal Adams apparently doesn’t need the full use of both hands to put his fingerprints all over another Seahawks practice.
The All-Pro safety Seattle acquired last month in a splashy trade with the New York Jets practiced fully Tuesday with a bulbous, black wrap over his left hand.
The Seahawks did not make coach Pete Carroll, the lone official source for information on the team’s injuries, available to the media Tuesday following the 11th practice of training camp.. Carroll is scheduled to talk publicly Wednesday following Seattle’s second mock-game scrimmage at CenturyLink Field.
Adams was not wearing the wrap Monday. That was when he again blitzed from everywhere, blanked receivers down the field and generally disrupted much of what Russell Wilson and the starting offense were trying to do.
He did the same thing Tuesday.
The next time the offensive line and running backs pick up and block Adams blitzing off one of their edges will likely be the first time. Plus, he was breaking up more passes. He even ruined a goal-line running play by standing up a pulling offensive tackle in the backfield. The lineman outweighs Adams by 95 pounds.
Oh, and the 24-year-old Adams continued dancing giddily to about every song on the team’s playlist that blares daily through the sideline speakers.
He is showing he has an All-Pro woofin’ game, too. When any defender in a white jersey makes a play, Adams is howling and mocking the offense. When he makes a play? He’s gone over to the offense’s sideline and into their huddle to rub it in.
“The first thing I love about the guy is the energy that he brings to practice,” Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said. “You know, you guys see it: We like to have fun out there. We like to fly around. There’s a lot of trash talk. There’s a lot of, you know, good-natured ribbing.
“But this guy, his energy is elite. It really is. There is a passion about it.”
Seattle’s veteran play-caller says Adams, whom the Seahawks intend to employ all over their defense, also is a master of disguise. He is winning chess matches with Wilson and the starting offensive line every day.
“I’ve been extremely impressed with the guy,” Schottenheimer said. “His knowledge. His experience to disguise things and make things all look the same...anytime we are at the line of scrimmage you are trying to look for, ‘Well, OK, this guy’s here, what’s that mean? And, I don’t think he’s comin’, he’s going back.’ And this guy’s football instincts and understanding of the scheme is awesome.
“So he’s hard to get a read on. He really is. He disguises things well. He’s down and we think he’s going back—and then he blitzes. Or he’s disguising a coverage.
“He’s a problem. He’s a problem because of his talent and ability, but also the way he thinks the game And it’s exciting to see. And I love that he’s making it hard on us every day, as well as the entire defense.”
This story was originally published August 25, 2020 at 3:28 PM.
