Cornerback Tony Lippett “looked comfortable to me,” coach Adam Gase said Friday, despite having a tough night against Bengals receiver A.J. Green.
Gase said Lippett remains the starter “right now” at corner.
Green finished with 10 receptions for 173 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown and a 51-yard catch. Illustrating how difficult the Dolphins’ secondary found it to cover Green, those 10 receptions came on only 12 targets by Andy Dalton.
Of course, not all that yardage can be blamed on Lippett, but enough of it was as the second-year cornerback was a surprise starter in place of ineffective veteran Byron Maxwell, who didn’t play a snap.