The Raiders believe Davante Adams has hit a breaking point before the start of the season

The Davante Adams trade saga came to its glorious conclusion last week as the All-Pro wideout's trade request was granted by the Las Vegas Raiders. He now lives in New York with old friend Aaron Rodgers and made his Jets debut Sunday night football In week 7. As the dust settles, odd tidbits of insider knowledge will emerge to help further fill out the picture of how Adams' relationships fared in Vegas.

monday, Sports IllustratedIts Albert Breer provided one such nugget in his Week 7 takeaway column.

“An interesting remnant of the Davante Adams story: Those in Las Vegas thought his attitude toward the team had changed in March, when the team signed Gardner Minshew II,” Breer wrote. “Obviously, that wasn't a good enough quarterback plan.”

It's certainly curious who in the organization feels this way because, publicly at least, Adams was pretty firm in his position that he wanted to be a Raider until his trade request. He spent part of his summer fighting a river of rumors that he wanted to be traded so he could play with Rodgers and the Jets. It was a lot of effort if he already had one foot out the door.

But the signing of Minshew is not understood as a turning point. The decision indicates the Raiders aren't trying to take big swings and find immediate answers at quarterback. Minshew is capable on his good days and is beloved by fans all over the NFL but he is not a championship-level player. Signing him means Las Vegas has no plans to enter the trade market or try to find a long-term answer in the draft.

In other words, the Raiders were fine with the status quo and didn't want to rock the boat after finishing 8-9 in 2023—a great team-building plan, because contenders aren't built in a day. But the 32-year-old isn't exactly appealing to a wideout who believes he has good football in him.