Raiders' Adams unhappy with lack of targets amid 2-game win streak

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams expects to be more involved in his team's offensive game plan.

"When you're a player like me, mentally, my benchmark is not wins and losses. It's greatness," Adams said Wednesday, according to Mitchell Renz of Raiders Report. "So when I go out there, I expect to be able to have that ability to put that on tape and have an influence on the game. Like I say every week, that's my purpose for being here. I'm not here just to hang out."

He added: "I came here to win and to do it the right way. So if it don't look like it's supposed to look, then I'm going to be frustrated if I'm not a part of that plan. Because I have the opportunity to go and change that and make it look like a much better picture out there. And if that doesn't happen, then I'm going to be frustrated."

Adams' comments come after he didn't stick around to speak to the media following Sunday's 21-17 win over the New England Patriots.

Adams - a first-team All-Pro in each of the last three seasons - leads the Raiders with 59 targets in 2023. However, only nine passes were thrown Adams' way in the last two appearances combined after he was targeted at least eight times in the first four games, including 20 times in Week 3. The Raiders won their previous two contests after starting the year 1-3.

The 30-year-old has racked up 471 yards and three touchdowns on 39 catches this season.

"It's not about me, but I'm one of the bigger pieces as to why this offense is going to go," Adams said. "And if I'm not getting (targets), then that's obviously not according to plan."

Adams also voiced his frustrations earlier this year, saying, "I don't got time to wait around" after a Week 3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The former second-round pick is one of football's premier receivers, having topped 1,300 receiving yards for three consecutive seasons. Adams led the NFL with 14 touchdown catches in his first year with the Raiders, who acquired him via trade from the Green Bay Packers during the 2022 offseason. Las Vegas then signed him to a five-year, $140-million contract.

The 3-3 Raiders visit the Chicago Bears in Week 7. Las Vegas missed the playoffs after going 6-11 in 2022.