Jamal Adams on Jets Roster: Need More 'Dogs' to Be Contenders

Jamal Adams isn't holding back: He wants better teammates.

The New York Jets safety called on management to acquire better talent following Sunday's 38-3 loss to the New England Patriots.

"You've got to go get players, man," Adams told reporters. "You've got to go get big-time players. You've got to go get names. It's simple. You look at the top teams. You look at the Saints, you look at the Rams, you look at the Chicago Bears, you look at all these teams. ... Come on, man. You've got to get players."

The Jets finished the 2018 season 4-12, their third straight losing campaign and a one-game drop from their 5-11 record a year ago.

"We ended the season 4-12. It's my standard. It shouldn't be the Jets standard," Adams said. "It has to change. You got to bring players in here, man. It's as simple as that. It's not rocket science.

"I'm not going to sit here and say we have talent. We have a lot of talent on the team, but we don't have a lot of dogs on the team. We just don't."

Adams has been one of the few brights spots for the Jets this season, recording 115 tackles, three forced fumbles and an interception on his way to his first Pro Bowl berth. The second-year safety is arguably already the best player on the roster and certainly the most vocal. Adams has at multiple points expressed his frustration with the organization. 

"Honestly, I could sit here and sugarcoat everything, but things have not changed," Adams said in November when asked on WFAN's Carlin, Maggie & Bart Show (h/t Rich Cimini of ESPN.com) if things had changed from 2017, when he said players did the "bare minimum." "Obviously, we're still losing. I'm not saying we have guys like that in our locker room, but at the same time, it's not changing. It hasn't changed. We're still losing.

"At the end of the day, we're going to get it fixed. The sun will shine."

The Jets are widely expected to move on from coach Todd Bowles, who has coached the team the past four seasons. They're also expected to be major players in free agency, with cap money to burn and elite talent like Le'Veon Bell hitting the open market.

The odds are high that Adams will get his wish and be surrounded by more talent come 2019.