SEATTLE -- Before Jamal Adams lit up his victory cigar to celebrate the Seattle Seahawks clinching the NFC West title, the Pro Bowl strong safety said something that would have seemed inconceivable midseason.
"For everybody out there, they need to start putting respect on this defense's name," Adams said. "Because this defense is playing lights out. And to me, we're the best defense in the league. You can quote that, you can do what you want to do with it."
He wasn't just blowing smoke.