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 Coogs:
Rice being #2 overall all time is very likely. I would love to see him have a huge game and knock Chase off of the top spot.
Nice. I was hoping it wasn't some supercar that would suck up all his money. Those Corvettes are sharp looking, and it's easy (for me) to confuse them with a supercar from a distance, but I bet they're a lot cheaper to operate. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Nice. I was hoping it wasn't some supercar that would suck up all his money. Those Corvettes are sharp looking, and it's easy (for me) to confuse them with a supercar from a distance, but I bet they're a lot cheaper to operate.
3T trim level 80k+
ZO6 trim level 100k+
Definitely nothing stupid priced for a young professional athlete to get into a sports car. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Nice. I was hoping it wasn't some supercar that would suck up all his money. Those Corvettes are sharp looking, and it's easy (for me) to confuse them with a supercar from a distance, but I bet they're a lot cheaper to operate.
Those mid-engine C8s are light years easier to maintain and operate than Ferrari’s and most other supercars, and their performance is not that much different, depending on the trim package.
1800 fewer parts (crazy!) than the C7s. C7s are great cars, but are a bit over-engineered and you’d get tons of interior noises. Rattles and squeaks galore. They took care of that in the C8s by “trimming the fat” significantly. So much so that there’s only one part on the C7 that was carried over to the C8 - out of thousands of parts. Totally different cars.
For the money, you really can’t get a better supercar experience than those C8 Vettes, especially if you splurge on the trim package. Smart buy by Rashee. [Reply]
As someone who maybe doesn't always give Veach the props he deserves, in favour of praising the coaches for getting the best out of players...yeah, Rice was a GREAT move. Phenomenal.
I went back to look at his college tape and to remind myself of what I thought of him. In the draft forum I liked him, but I had to be persuaded, I think by DJ and others. I looked at his highlight from I think 2021-22? He looked great. When I looked at his highlights from 2022-23 I saw someone I thought was explosive at the catch point, but never really separated. He looked OK in his route running but nothing special, not particularly crisp. He didn't look that physical during the route, or like he had killer releases - although he looked quick to accelerate. Didn't look that fast to me etc etc. I just thought he was all-around decent, but nothing special.
Obviously I know s***, but in my defense a lot of pundits and evaluators with WAY better knowledge seemed pretty divided on him. A few liked him, lots didn't at all. A LOT seemed to think where we took him was a reach and that there were other guys we should've gone for.
Well, nope, Veach knew better. I thought he could be a solid Juju replacement and possession receiver. Obviously, he is just that, but he's been a lot more too with his YAC, and the coverage recognition he's showing. Really cool. Also points towards what most see as Veach's best strength. It's not that he makes no mistakes, it's that he adjusts. Moore was a guy with good short speed, poor height and strength, average explosion and poor agility. He made sure with Rice that far more physical boxes were ticked. [Reply]
