Minkah?

Degarmo wrote:I'm in agreement with you, Umix. I can only assume they've tried him there, but if it's a size thing, or whatever, then they need to not worry about that and see what he can do. I feel we basically drafted a talent and put him where he's 80 percent as effective, which makes him a completely wasted pick.

Responding to a critical observation made on the social media platform by a Sun-Sentinel writer, Melissa Fitzpatrick responded:

“... Maybe it’s because he is not a [strong safety] and is being used to suit other people[’s] skill set, not his own.”

“It is what it is,” Minkah Fitzpatrick said after practice. “She’s being honest and saying how she feels. There’s nothing wrong with it. I wish she would have addressed me first and talked to me first before it happens, but it is what it is. She feels very strongly.

“She’s not wrong,” he continued. “Coach has asked me do something right now. I got to do what they ask me to do. If we have to have some discussions in the future, we’ll have those discussions.”

But he also seemed to give up at least two touchdown passes, including one to tight end O.J. Howard that exposed some fault lines in the secondary.

Howard split Fitzpatrick and Jomal Wiltz to get open, but it was cornerback Xavien Howard who came off the field hot.

Howard seemed to go at Fitzpatrick on the sidelines and needed to be calmed down by teammates and coaches.

“You just got to do it, man. If you resist it, you’re not going to play well,” he said. “If you think about playing somewhere else, you’re not going to make the most of your position. I’m not 215 pounds, 220 pounds. So playing in the box isn’t best suited for me, but that’s what coach is asking me to do. I’m going to go out there and practice my hardest.”

Responding to a critical observation made on the social media platform by a Sun-Sentinel writer, Melissa Fitzpatrick responded:

“... Maybe it’s because he is not a [strong safety] and is being used to suit other people[’s] skill set, not his own.”

“It is what it is,” Minkah Fitzpatrick said after practice. “She’s being honest and saying how she feels. There’s nothing wrong with it. I wish she would have addressed me first and talked to me first before it happens, but it is what it is. She feels very strongly.

“She’s not wrong,” he continued. “Coach has asked me do something right now. I got to do what they ask me to do. If we have to have some discussions in the future, we’ll have those discussions.”

But he also seemed to give up at least two touchdown passes, including one to tight end O.J. Howard that exposed some fault lines in the secondary.

Howard split Fitzpatrick and Jomal Wiltz to get open, but it was cornerback Xavien Howard who came off the field hot.

Howard seemed to go at Fitzpatrick on the sidelines and needed to be calmed down by teammates and coaches.

“You just got to do it, man. If you resist it, you’re not going to play well,” he said. “If you think about playing somewhere else, you’re not going to make the most of your position. I’m not 215 pounds, 220 pounds. So playing in the box isn’t best suited for me, but that’s what coach is asking me to do. I’m going to go out there and practice my hardest.”