So some of you disagree with me, many comments in the Youtube, and professional scouts that noted a couple plays from his National Championship game. Fair enough.
But again, the point of this thread is to
TRY and find anyyyyy slight weaknesses in his game and discuss them. So now that I've moved to my new condo and I've got a little more time to spare...
I've started looking for any negative footage. And you know what? I can't find ****. I mean I Googled every negative word with his name (struggle, concern, gets "beat", weaknesses, etc.) and I literally cannot find anything. But that isn't gonna stop me.
So far this is all I've found:
https://www.seccountry.com/alabama/minkah-fitzpatrick-nfl-draft-2018-analysis
In this video, a former NFL safety says he thinks
Minkah will struggle (initially) because of his lack of playing in space in college. When I've researched evaluations of Minkah in space, they tend to be positive, so I questioned his statement at first....but so far I've found that
in all of those instances Minkah was still within 10 yards. So this former players statement is valid ---hes never really been 15-20 yards back from the play and had to face those situations against a star RB, TE, or WR in huge space.
So what do you guys make of this? Malik Hooker, who was highly regarded for his ability to play in space struggled in his 1st year. Its very possible that we could see the same for Minkah if he is in those situations on the field. Right? This is something we can look for when we first see him on the field.
https://medium.com/mesh-point-scouting/2018-nfl-draft-film-breakdown-minkah-fitzpatrick-4c098e45140f
This link provides 2 clips and claims that
Minkah struggles 1 - with his hips at times, and 2 - with plays that go behind him. Of course, we don't know where Minkah will play for us until the start of the season, and even then its possible it could change...but what positions will Minkah face these issues the most? Isn't it the very (slot) corner position that he covets? So if we see him in these situations, it'll be interesting to note the speed in which he adjusts his hips and if that is a factor in him getting beat.
What I see from both of these though is 2 contradicting points of view on Minkah. One claims that he will struggle in open space with the play in front of him, and the other link claims he will do better with plays in front of him and that he will struggle with plays that go beyond him and force him to adjust his hips.
Thoughts?