The immediate thing that jumps out about Abdul Adams is his sensational feet. They are the catalyst behind his elite change of direction skills and agility. He does a nice job setting up defenders with excellent vision. Adams is a guy who always looks comfortable and never out of control. Does a good job keeping his feet under him during his dramatic cuts so that he never really becomes off-balance.
Something that often is associated with guys of Adams’ stature that have great change of direction skills is that they often lack burst out of their cuts. You’ll watch a lot of guys make someone miss, but then their feet stop moving, which allows other defenders to make up that lost ground. Yet, Adams is able to explode out of his cuts both laterally and up the field that allows him to quickly reach his top-end speed, which isn’t elite, but more than does the job once in the clear.
One of the reasons why Lincoln Riley and Abdul Adams seemed like a perfect fit was not just because of Adams’ previous commitment to Riley when he was at East Carolina, but because of Adams’ versatility in the passing game. He’s a weapon that Riley can play around with in the slot or slipping out of the backfield, because Adams’ possesses soft hands and good body control when the ball is in the air.
This looks like a simple play, but I think it highlights a lot of the skills Adams brings to the table and how easy he can make it all look. The ball comes behind him and high, but he does a great job adjusting to the ball and making the catch. After he makes the grab he immediately is under control, locates the defender he needs to make miss, and uses his speed to beat him to the sideline. Most guys' momentum would take them out-of-bounds, but you can see Adams’ quick feet break down, under full control, and turn upfield. The defender coming at full-speed barely can get a hand on him before he reaches the end zone.
Something that often is associated with guys of Adams’ stature that have great change of direction skills is that they often lack burst out of their cuts. You’ll watch a lot of guys make someone miss, but then their feet stop moving, which allows other defenders to make up that lost ground. Yet, Adams is able to explode out of his cuts both laterally and up the field that allows him to quickly reach his top-end speed, which isn’t elite, but more than does the job once in the clear.
One of the reasons why Lincoln Riley and Abdul Adams seemed like a perfect fit was not just because of Adams’ previous commitment to Riley when he was at East Carolina, but because of Adams’ versatility in the passing game. He’s a weapon that Riley can play around with in the slot or slipping out of the backfield, because Adams’ possesses soft hands and good body control when the ball is in the air.
This looks like a simple play, but I think it highlights a lot of the skills Adams brings to the table and how easy he can make it all look. The ball comes behind him and high, but he does a great job adjusting to the ball and making the catch. After he makes the grab he immediately is under control, locates the defender he needs to make miss, and uses his speed to beat him to the sideline. Most guys' momentum would take them out-of-bounds, but you can see Adams’ quick feet break down, under full control, and turn upfield. The defender coming at full-speed barely can get a hand on him before he reaches the end zone.
