Obviously you didn't learn from the Amari Cooper trade.
When you trade premium picks for someone nearing the end of his contract, you need to extend him likely before the trade. Like the Bears did with Khalil Mack.
Otherwise, you give ALL the cards to the player. The team has given up valuable draft capital and would have nothing to show for it if he walks. Cooper knew this and took full advantage of it. As a result, the Cowboys were forced to overpay.
Now you want to repeat that mistake for Adams. No thanks. I think he's terrific and would love him on the team. But you would have to agree on an extension BEFORE you give up the draft picks to obtain him.
That's the right way to do it.
Didn't Mack have all the cards on the table from the get go?
He trumped every other edge rusher for AAV and got a record 90mil in guarantees, including 60mil signing bonus.
Even to this day, no edge rusher, 3-4/4-3 DE has come close to his deal.
What advantage did the Bears gain signing him ASAP?
His deal put him 4.5mil more per year than Von Miller(previous highest paid edge at the time) and 18 mil more SB.
They gave him a million more than Aaron Donald in terms of AAV, but Donald only got 40mil signing bonus.
Don't get me wrong, Mack was the best two way edge player and was paid deservedly so, but, it's not like the Bears got a discount by signing him ASAP. They had to sign him asap as he was threatening the Raiders to holdout and not play on his tender.
Cooper has the same agent as Mack. Mack wanted a deal ASAP, Cooper didn't.
https://www.nfl.com/news/new-deal-not-a-big-deal-for-cowboys-amari-cooper-0ap3000001037577
I'm not saying don't re-sign Adams right away even if his side is willing to actually negotiate. Just saying it's not necessary to re-sign asap, especially if the player isn't forcing the issue. Even though personally I would like to see a new deal asap to lower future cap hits by prorating SB in the ELC contract.