Boy, I’ll tell you: Ronald Darby’s film really is exciting to watch.
Whenever you’re evaluating a player or even a unit on film, the cardinal rule to remember: the other team is allowed to make good plays. The final result on the game log — completion, interception, PBU, touchdown — hardly tells the story of the traits, technique, and mental legwork that went into any given play.
On cornerback film, that cardinal rule is even more important to remember. Take these two reps for Darby early in the season.
On the first rep, Darby gets a nice PBU on the stat sheet; on the next, it’s a nine-yard completion.