One of the best WR prospects at the catch point and winning leverage mid-route. He consistently sets up defenders to put them on his back, locates the ball, and attacks it at the highest point.
Rashee Rice was drafted with pick 55 of round 2 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.53 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 145 out of 3062 WR from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/lwD9tvVPvvpic.twitter.com/YjucxErSE1
Originally Posted by Skyy God:
Give me a WR in 1/2 and another in 3/4, Bart.
I know he didn’t do much until this last season, but the more I watch Xavier Legette, the more I like him. Speed, size, contested catches, catches with his hands, high points the ball well, and super physical. SEC guy, so did these things against the best of the best. Reminds me of Anquan Boldin, but with low 4.3 speed.
I’m a draft geek, and to be honest I’m not very good at projecting OL and to some degree DL, but I’ll put my WR and CB track record up against anyone’s. I had Rice going to us in the 2nd last year pre-draft.
I think Legette’s lack of production until last season will actually work in our favor. If he produced throughout his entire career like he did last season he’d be gone long before we picked. According to some scouting video that someone posted in the WR thread in the draft forum, he just got tired of mediocrity and busted his ass working to become better before last season.
Rice and him as our WRs would be freaking scary for the rest of the league. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz:
Does Ward cover Rice in the SB? Can Rice play his usual game and carve up the Niners defense? Curious how this match up is gonna play out.
If the 49ers go man, I’d expect Ward to take Rice.
I don’t expect them to play a ton of man, though. It’s not in their defensive DNA.
Only two teams played less man than the 49ers (Saints and Bengals) and the corners they tend to have usually are zone fit guys.
Even with the Chiefs struggles at time against man coverage, I’m not sure man is a good answer for the 49ers because it’s just not what they are built to do at all. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
If the 49ers go man, I’d expect Ward to take Rice.
I don’t expect them to play a ton of man, though. It’s not in their defensive DNA.
Only two teams played less man than the 49ers (Saints and Bengals) and the corners they tend to have usually are zone fit guys.
Even with the Chiefs struggles at time against man coverage, I’m not sure man is a good answer for the 49ers because it’s just not what they are built to do at all.
I expect them to do something like cover-2 man where they put safeties deep and double Kelce. They'd be insane if they came out in zone like the Ravens did. Mahomes and Kelce carved up the statistically greatest defense of all time (according to dumbass ravens fans). [Reply]
Originally Posted by seamonster:
I expect them to do something like cover-2 man where they put safeties deep and double Kelce. They'd be insane if they came out in zone like the Ravens did. Mahomes and Kelce carved up the statistically greatest defense of all time (according to dumbass ravens fans).
That's not in their traditional game plan, though. Cover 3, Cover 4, Cover 6. That's what they do. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
That's not in their traditional game plan, though. Cover 3, Cover 4, Cover 6. That's what they do.
They'll do the same thing the Ravens tried to do. Nothing over the top and make the Chiefs play mistake free football. That and hope that 4 can get home or rush Mahomes. [Reply]
Originally Posted by The Franchise:
They'll do the same thing the Ravens tried to do. Nothing over the top and make the Chiefs play mistake free football. That and hope that 4 can get home or rush Mahomes.
This. It's very unlikely they come out doing something different than what they've been doing all year. This game could look like the Ravens game. We have to keep the pedal to the metal in the 2nd half. The 49ers have a real quarterback, unlike the Ravens [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCJake:
This. It's very unlikely they come out doing something different than what they've been doing all year. This game could look like the Ravens game. We have to keep the pedal to the metal in the 2nd half. The 49ers have a real quarterback, unlike the Ravens
Thankfully, the 49ers don't have that Ravens defense. As long as we play mostly mistake free, I think stopping Mahomes is a tall order for the niners [Reply]
Originally Posted by The Franchise:
They'll do the same thing the Ravens tried to do. Nothing over the top and make the Chiefs play mistake free football. That and hope that 4 can get home or rush Mahomes.
Yeah, I think you're right. They'll do that for a half. And if Mahomes, Kelce, Rice, and Pacheco execute, the Chiefs will methodically dice them up.
They showed in the first half against the Ravens they can play at the efficiency level of the 2022 offense, if teams play zone and try to make them go on long drives.
The question is how long San Fran will stick with that? [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Yeah, I think you're right. They'll do that for a half. And if Mahomes, Kelce, Rice, and Pacheco execute, the Chiefs will methodically dice them up.
They showed in the first half against the Ravens they can play at the efficiency level of the 2022 offense, if teams play zone and try to make them go on long drives.
The question is how long San Fran will stick with that?
If they try to man guys up with dudes like Lenior having to do it they'll get roasted. [Reply]