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Brief review of Rice and route tech

I built rice when he came out and sold the 92 for profit so I've been waiting for his price to drop to add the top piece to the pu. So he dropped to 700k so I sold kupp, who I didn't like, and got him. To keep it short, he is hands down the best wr I've used this year. I was forcing passes to him to test him out and he caught some ridiculously covered passes and was great after the run. I do have a issue with route tech though.... I don't think it works at all. I have that and deep out on him for 3 ap total and the only time he ever lit up was... on deep outs, and it was without the usual route tech boost on the last cut. I think its a ability that is glitched out and doesn't work, or at least not as intended. I never saw anything light up that wasn't deep and out, and I never saw him get that quick boost on a cut, and again, I was forcing it to him to test him so I was watching him every play.

EDIT.. after 4 or 5 games now he is lighting up like a Christmas tree every play... he is ridiculous with it.

asacks14

Man. I tried once again and built the Rice from the power up card. Still no Route Tech. I have no clue what i’m doing wrong.

Synopsis

You've used the power up and put in each of his legends cards into it? You would start with the 82 and in that card at upgrades, you'd had the 84, then the 86, then 88, 90, and then the 92. That unlocks all of his ability buckets.

asacks14

I brought Rice and Route Tech was greyed out. I couldn’t activate it. How were you able to?

Synopsis

I'm guessing you bought the 92 and didn't do the power up? Its best to build him rather than buy the 92 because when you build him you get the 89 back that makes it cheaper to power him up.

deckj2

Man I used him for one game, the dude is just filthy. Even after big price drop he took though I had to sell him. If I can get some luck this week I'll get him back

Edited by deckj2

Synopsis

He is one of the cards that they give something special to that you can't see i the stats. He is so far above any other wrs out right now.

deckj2

Idk what's gonna happen once a lot of wr's start getting route tech. He cooked a db so bad on play, he had to get about 15-20 yards of separation once it activated. It's gonna get rough

Nikelz81

Once more receivers get it people will have to switch up defense

deckj2

Seems kinda tuned down now😂 at least for me. Press man is just too crazy

Nikelz81

Havnt had much problem with it. Run, run, run...run some more and then throw a bomb to calvin

lucasjoyce1

I sold my 92 outta the set. But if nothing else good comes out soon, gettin rid of Carmicheal for him. Even now, still think hands down Megatron’s the best.

Nikelz81

Agreed but im liking ward more and more every game i play

Synopsis

I have rice at slot and calvin at 1 or 2 depending on scheme. Rice is considerably better than Calvin. Calvin has him on agegs by a little, but thats it. I'm not a high point every pass i make player. If you are that type, maybe you could make the argument for calvin but as a do everything wr, Rice is so far ahead of any other wrs I've used this year.

choochoopoop23

Got him for like 650K on a snipe like on Monday, sold him for 990K right after, waiting for him to come back down so i can get again. I did play with him a couple games with RT, but he didnt light up that much but it might of been that defense i was playing aginst was zone so i dont think it lights up that much against zone. Man it should consistently

Nikelz81

Correct. Against zone it isnt much of a difference maker

nomiller024

Thanks for the insightful review!! Route tech was great last year. Not so good this year I guess. Thanks for the heads up.

Synopsis

played some more games and now he is lighting up nonstop. Not sure what changed. My theory is that some ability the defense can get breaks it and the first 3 or 4 games I played happen to be people with that ability... I don't know. He is nuts now though