SUPER SENSE: Jamal Adams has seen Jets future and it has a ring on it  

Jamal Adams should add psychic powers to his many gifts that have already provided hope for a historically wayward franchise. Although the rookie safety didn't give an in-your-face poolside guarantee, he offered a glimpse of what he envisions each night: A Super Bowl for the New York Jets.

"I dream about it every day," Adams told the Daily News in a candid discussion about what lies ahead for this organization. "Every day. No question. Every day. Nothing like it. It would be a dream come true. I couldn't even tell you. But in the near future from my previous dreams, I think it will happen. I see it in the future. I'm like That's So Raven... I've seen the future. I see that. You know what I'm saying? I've seen the future, brother."

Adams lives by his grandmother's advice from long ago: You have a choice each morning to put a smile on your face.

So, it's nearly impossible to catch the 22-year-old without a grin. He can't help it. His energy is infectious. His passion for the only game he's ever truly loved is palpable. His fire is undeniable.

Adams made an immediate impact in his first year on the job, a versatile enforcer in Todd Bowles' defense with a great head on his shoulders thanks to his parents, George and Michelle. He is well-adjusted, smart and eternally optimistic about what lies ahead for his team. He genuinely wants to be a Jet, which should matter for an outfit scorned by others in the past.

"I want to be a part of a team that's ready to go out and capitalize on our potential," Adams said in the run-up to the season finale against the Patriots. "We have a lot of potential. We understand where we need to be at. We understand that when games come down to the end we got to finish in the fourth quarter. So, I'm a part of the right team. There's no other team or organization I want to be a part of. This is the right team. And it will be the right team."

How can you not love that attitude?

From random acts of kindness like giving a little Jets fan his cleats before last week's game to asking anyone and everyone in the locker room about their day, there's nothing phony about the guy. There are never strings attached. He's a breath of fresh air unafraid to break out into song or dance during or after practice if the mood strikes him. (Real talk: He could use a singing coach).

"He has a high motor," locker room neighbor Steve McLendon told the News. "He's very passionate about football. You can't take that away from the kid. That's the type of player he is. He's just going to have to learn to do that year in and year out. Keep that same passion. You got to understand when you get five or six years in, you have to still have that passion during the week that you have on gameday. Most guys still have that passion on gameday, but at practice it might change. But if he can keep that up, man, that's going to help not just him, but his teammates come out and practice fast, hard and always smart."

Adams has become a leader just by being himself. If you can't follow this guy's lead, you can't follow anyone's lead. His self-confidence and confidence in his teammates and coaches are evident. His father, whose NFL career with the Giants and Patriots spanned seven years, and mother, who still gets on him for not being the neatest person in the world, taught him well.

Adams has never flinched in the spotlight. He's gladly accepted the responsibility of helping lead this team out of the wilderness.

"I'm smiling," Adams said. "I'm good... Of course, I'm going to take on the challenge. I was drafted high, so you got come in ready to play, ready to go and make change. Create change. Take on leadership. It comes with it. It comes with the role. I've always been a leader from my previous teams. I embrace it."

Bowles, who agreed to a two-year contract extension through 2020 this week, and defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers have deployed Adams everywhere. His positional breakdown, per Pro Football Focus: linebacker (39%), safety (36%), cornerback (17%) and edge (8%). Adams, who has the second-most run stops among safeties (21), has stuffed the stat sheet with 73 tackles (six tackles for loss), five passes defensed (including one that lead to an INT for a teammate), two sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble.

Numbers, of course, are only a part of Adams' value to the team.

"His work ethic is through the roof," Rodgers said. "I've been around a lot of hard-working (players), but he's the total package. I think he's special."

Adams' self-confidence is unmatched. His recent tweet vowing never to miss another Pro Bowl (he's a third alternate this year) got the hot-take gotcha crowd whipped into a frenzy, but the Jets privately and publicly loved it.

"He's got a lot of drive," Bowles said of Adams' tweet. "You want that as a young player. You want to be the best at everything all the time. You have goals to reach. That makes him work harder to reach them."

Adams is far from a finished product. He needs to be more consistent with his eye discipline in coverage and more vocal to convey certain looks pre-snap, according to Bowles. His desire to learn and evolve is unquestioned.

"When he says that he is going to get better," Rodgers said, "He is going to get better."

But Adams isn't going to try to convince a fanbase conditioned to expect the worst.

"Right now, they're frustrated just like we're frustrated," Adams said. "We understand that we have not been in the playoffs for a while. They're sick of hearing us tell them what we're going to do. It doesn't need to be any talk about it. We need to go out and just do it. So next year is going to be a new year, new team, same dream. We're going to go out there and chase them."

Jamal Adams knows his dream will come true one day. The future is clear.