Without Matt Millen available, which GM is going to listen to a pitch like "I've got a 2nd round WR with 1/2 a good season on his resume. However, after my 1-2 punch, he's overshadowed by a bunch of guys with a total of 26 regular season catches, so I just don't have room on the roster for him any more"?
That's half the equation and only if the Packers were actually trying to peddle him which, personally, does not seem likely to me. How many other teams would want to acquire him more than the Packers would want to keep him? Not many and probably none. The only way to know that for sure would be after the fact because a trade had actually occurred.
Perhaps, the lone team that stands out more than any other under a trade scenario would be Oakland because Adams and Carr had such terrific chemistry playing together in college -- far, far better than Rodgers and Adams have had - level of competition between college and the pros notwithstanding. But even Oakland has talented WRs and they would have no real need to trade for Adams barring a plethora of injuries to their own WRs. They'll be protecting their starters this week just like every other team is likely to do. (Note: If Adams plays a lot this week it may be telling that he's
not a lock as a starter.)
This is an NFL landscape that is allegedly deep in average or better talent at WR, and that also has a cap that discourages trading in most circumstances. Plus, throw in a GM that historically does not give-up easily on his own draft picks and that makes it even less plausible Adams gets traded. Any trades involving this particular player would seem rather unlikely because Adams has mostly been underwhelming and inconsistent. Again, who would want to trade for him and why? My guess is
nobody and for obvious reasons.
No, the Packers will probably have to hang onto him a while longer and hope for the best even though Adams' "trophy case" remains rather bare. Maybe this is the year he finally becomes the player they they had once envisioned. But if what we've seen so far is actually what they had envisioned for a 2nd rounder then I may have to consider grabbing a pitchfork or a torch and joining the "Fire TT" crowd myself.
Every season delivers its share of surprise roster moves. It would qualify as a mighty big one if a trade involving Adams were to actually happen. It may be more likely that he'll be cut and that is also an unlikely possibility. Personally, my guess is that the Packers continue to roll the dice on a (so far) disappointing Adams.
