Ronald Darby - how will he do?

[QuoteTheRaven83]

yep. i was happy they were picking on him. it will give him a lot of experience. he will need it if he's out there week 1. the Indy receivers are better than anything he saw last night, that's for sure

 

That QB is better than anything he'll see in his lifetime.

[johnwalter]

Darby SUCKED

 

 

he will be a bust at cb and be moved to safety.

 

can't tell if you're just trolling,

but i have looked at darby a few times and thought 'safety.'

still, i like him at cb too, and it's a more valuable position.

[ScrewyLouie]

3 Main catches that people are focusing on in regards to Darby. One involved Funchess on a go route with a stutter step. Ball was placed on the outside shoulder, Funchess is 6"4. Ginn on a deep pass almost identical play to the Funchess play but the position of the ball placement was almost impossible to defend against. Absolutely the perfect ball placement on the outside shoulder down the sideline. Lastly, Kelvin Benjamin TD reception. 6"5, slight push off by Benjamin. Realistically Darby probably will struggle in that match up most his career based on size.

 

Good news, Darby had reasonable positioning on each pass. The ball placement was just that good. Right now he is struggling to find the ball, I would be much more concerned if he was struggling to find his man, but he had solid positioning all night. I'm almost certain Rex did not care and likely even encouraged match up issues with larger WR's. Carolina has more than most, but in the regular season we will see Darby on the small WR's and Gilmore on the bigger targets. At least until LM comes back.

 

Darby got a real wake up call today and that's a great thing to have happen the first game of the preseason, especially under the conditions I mentioned. Namely he was in position all night. He just got a great taste of how elite the talent is at this level. We liked him this year as a nickle corner and it's easy to see how great he would be in that role from day 1. Very fluid in his movement, great acceleration, and top end speed. That said we will have to start him until LM comes back, but the results will not be as bad as the results ended up tonight. He will learn a ton from this experience and he has a lot of time until week 1. Even at that point, he will have a lot of growth over the course of the season. The situation isn't the best given we play in a system with island corners, but I don't expect the first two weeks to be as dire as it felt like they would today.

Darby is going through growing pains. He's finding out these NFL receivers are a lot better than the college ones. He's learning he will have to adjust his play if he's going to make it in the NFL. In the next few weeks we'll see if Darby learns from his mistakes and if he can change his style of play to compete with the elite receivers in the NFL. Time will tell.

[Malazan]

Every time I see this topic I think it is about Dobby from Harry potter and I am like...uhh...he is not fine. He died.

[YoloinOhio]

http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/08/29/bills-cb-ronald-darby-i-played-bad-ill-come-back-stronger-next-week/

 

This was beyond a baptism by fire. One major potential hole in this Buffalo Bills defense was exposed in a 43-19 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pick your play. Darby was toasted on a 63-yard completion to Martavis Bryant. He was flagged for two pass interference penalties one that cost 35 yards and one in the end zone. He was even beat for 16 yards by a player named Shakim Phillips.

Edited August 30, 2015 by YoloinOhio

[Mark80]

And he got smoked on a tackle attempt as well. Not a good night.

 

The PI in the end zone looked like a pretty darn good play though.

[K D]

They are just going to keep picking on him as long as he's in there. Just wait until Andrew Luck gets his turn. Pick your poison: TY Hilton or Andre Johnson

Darby won't be able to cover either

[aristocrat]

need leodis back

[Big Blitz]

Graham has to go back to corner.

 

It has to be considered till Leodis gets back, no?

 

Edited August 30, 2015 by Big Blitz

[Buffalo Barbarian]

http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/08/29/bills-cb-ronald-darby-i-played-bad-ill-come-back-stronger-next-week/

 

 

That first PI was BS

[Big C]

The first PI was BS. Otherwise he looked really bad. I think he will fix his game accordingly. I would like Leo back ASAP nevertheless. The secondary was not great especially after Gilmore left.

[YoloinOhio]

Rex hung him out to dry though. I think he, Thurman and Henderson are just trying to get him ready and will have safety help when it counts.

Edited August 30, 2015 by YoloinOhio

[Helpmenow]

Darby is a huge dissapointment

[BigBuff423]

Rex hung him out to dry though. I think he, Thurman and Henderson are just trying to get him ready and will have safety help when it counts.

Agreed. He is a Rookie, and it shows - but he also shows moments of true promise - I like the kid, just needs to continue to develop. And if / when Leo comes back, he will be a nice addition to the backfield in his current form.

[Reed83HOF]

Rex hung him out to dry though. I think he, Thurman and Henderson are just trying to get him ready and will have safety help when it counts.

 

This is kinda sorta the time you want to do that. Best way to get the kid some experience in the system. Plus it sounds like he handles it well; which is very important

[Helpmenow]

I'll take leotis. Bennett school him tonight.

[HurlyBurly51]

The comment from Kiper on draft day still stands out - he's great until the ball is in the air. Yikes.

[Helpmenow]

Caught holding bennett's shirt on the big scoreboard end.

[YoloinOhio]

Caught holding bennett's shirt on the big scoreboard end.

yep. Ouch

I don't know I still have a good feeling about the kid

[OCinBuffalo]

Darby is a huge dissapointment

That had 2 INTs last game, and could have had a third? http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=400790304