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Minkah Fitzpatrick – August 22, 2018 Download PDF version

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

S Minkah Fitzpatrick

(Even with slot corner not being your natural position, is it a case where it’s a good way to get you out there? It’s a good way to get on the field?) – “That’s mostly what I played at Alabama. Over half of my snaps were at the nickel spot. I feel natural out there.”

(Did you guys do your rookie talent show?) – “No. Every day they have a rookie come up to the front and sing a song. One did a Rubik’s cube and stuff like that. I’m trying to hold out on it as long as I can. (laughter)”

(You haven’t had to do anything yet?) – “I haven’t done anything yet. I’ve done a lot of other smaller stuff, but I haven’t done that yet.”

(Do they give you the choice of what to sing?) – “Yes, you can sing whatever you want to sing.”

(What’s yours going to be?) – “I don’t know. I’m not sure yet.”

(How much has CB Bobby McCain helped you the last couple of weeks?) – “I just watch what he does. That’s how I learn. I don’t want to ask him too many questions. I ask questions when I need to but I learn just by watching him, observing him and seeing what he does. I just model off of that and learn from what he does as well as what he messes up on. The same goes for him. He watches me an he’ll correct me. He’ll say ‘Mink, you could’ve done this a little better. You could’ve done that a little better.’ So, just learning from him and him telling me what I’m doing wrong or what I can do better, that’s it.”

(Is it different when it comes from a player? When a player says something versus when a coach says something?) – “I’ll say so, yes. If it’s something like that. If you mess up a play, it’s about the same thing because they’re just correcting you. If it’s something like, ‘You need to hustle to the ball.’ If it’s a coach, you’re like ‘He’s just saying that because he’s a coach.’ If it’s a player, it’s like ‘He’s saying that because I need to hustle.’ It’s the same thing if it’s your parents. You always think your parents are trying to pick on you or whatever, when they really have the best intentions for you and want you to do well. When someone else tells you, you’re like maybe it is true if they say it too. That’s how it is, it does come across a different way. You do want to listen more when it comes from a player.”

(You’re covering a lot of these guys. What do you see from the team speed on offense?) – “There’s a lot of speed. All of those guys, they all move around all over the place. Kenny (Stills), Danny (Amendola), Jakeem (Grant), (Albert) Wilson all of them move around the place. Every snap it’s a new receiver and every single one of them is just as fast and quick in and out of their breaks. I know they’re a real fast offense.”

(We’ve seen how intense WR Danny Amendola is. Specifically with him, what’s it been like going against him in the slot?) – “It’s been awesome. We’re both real competitive. We’re competitors out there. Every single snap, we’re going out there competing. He might get me one play, I might get him one play; but we’re both getting each other better. We’re battling out there and that’s what it’s for. I was excited when I knew I was going to be going against him, because I knew he was a great player. Like you said, he’s aggressive. He likes competition, and that’s the type of players I like playing against because I’m going to get better in the long run and he’s going to get better in the long run.”

(Does WR Danny Amendola get under your skin?) – “No, not at all.”

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