Davante Adams Is Preaching ‘R-E-L-A-X’ After the Rams Went 1-2, And Our Seahawks Just Took a Gut Punch Too

The Rams are sitting at a shaky 1-2 after dropping a game to the Broncos, and wide receiver Davante Adams is already trying to cool everyone’s jets. He said there’s “nothing to freak out about” after that loss, trying to calm the early season jitters.

No Moral Victories, Just Losses

Adams made it clear, looking at their 1-2 record, that while they might feel good about parts of their play, “this league is about wins and losses.” There are “no moral victories,” he stressed, and the team is “definitely disappointed to not finish it out” against the Broncos. He acknowledged they’re “not playing good ball, obviously excluding that first game,” which tells you something about how rough that opening game must have been. It’s tough when you feel like you played well but the scoreboard doesn’t back it up.

The ‘R-E-L-A-X’ Blueprint

Adams’ calm demeanor isn’t new; he’s seen this movie before. Back in 2014, when he was a rookie with the Packers, that team *also* started 1-2. That’s when their quarterback famously dropped the “R-E-L-A-X” bomb in an interview, and guess what? That Packers squad ended up roaring back to a 12-4 regular season. They even beat the Cowboys in the divisional round. But, and this is where it gets good, that incredible run eventually crashed and burned in a wild NFC Championship game, to none other than *our Seattle Seahawks*! Yeah, that memory still warms the soul here in the Emerald City. So maybe Adams has a point about keeping cool heads early.

Our Hawks Feel the Sting

Speaking of tough losses and early season disappointment, our own Seattle Seahawks were locked in an absolute battle against the Washington Commanders. The final buzzer saw us fall heartbreakingly short, 31-33. Man, that stings! We were right there, fighting tooth and nail, only to come up just short. It’s a bitter pill to swallow when you know the squad gave it their all and still came away empty.

Back to the Drawing Board for Everyone

So, yeah, it’s early September. Both the Rams and our Hawks are feeling that burn after tough losses that dropped one team to 1-2 and handed the other a narrow defeat. Adams knows the drill: “There’s a lot of football left,” and it’s about going “back to practice, get back to the drawing board” to find a way to win. We absolutely need that same mindset here in Seattle. Every game counts, even in the early weeks, and our Hawks gotta bounce back strong next week. We’re watching, 12s, and we know our guys will fight!

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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.