Jamal Adams has been undeniably successful his first two seasons in the league. Ever since the New York Jets drafted him with the sixth overall pick back in 2017, he's been a difference-maker on defense.
The former LSU safety has been fantastic, but even he would admit he still has room to grow.
This is a big year for the Jets, as they have a ton of buzz surrounding the team following the rookie season of Sam Darnold and the signing of Le'Veon Bell.
Here are three goals for Adams heading into 2019:
1. Make another Pro Bowl
After Adams missed the Pro Bowl during his rookie season, he vowed never to miss another one.
He followed through on that promise by making it last year, and now he needs to keep it up.
Adams also was a second-team All-Pro last year, so making another All-Pro team this season wouldn't hurt either.
Adams graded out as Pro Football Focus' second-best safety in the league last season, so he shouldn't have too much trouble making it back to the league's All-Star game.
2. Develop a relationship with Gregg Williams
In addition to hiring Adam Gase to be their new head coach this offseason, the team hired Gregg Williams to be their defensive coordinator.
A lot of players love Williams, but he isn't always the easiest coach to play for. He's abrasive, and his coaching style isn't for everyone. It's crucial for the Jets that their defensive coordinator and leader of the defense are on the same page, so these two need to develop a relationship.
Williams is fiery and Adams is passionate too, so they hopefully should be able to get along. Williams often does things unconventionally, and caught some flak for how he used his safeties in Cleveland.
Hopefully Adams and Williams can form a strong bond off the field that will translate to game days.
3. Get his interceptions up
Adams has been truly great his first two years, so this might feel like nitpicking.
He's made plenty of plays on the ball, but he only has one interception through two years. With the league's rules making it harder and harder to play defense, turnovers are now the name of the game on that side of the ball.
Adams has been everywhere making tackles, even racking up 5.5 sacks the past two years, forcing fumbles and breaking up passes. But so far they haven't translated into interceptions. He batted down 12 balls last year, but made only one pick.
There's a lot of variance here, so hopefully Adams will be able to snag a few balls next season. If he does that, his numbers will be truly absurd.
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