Originally posted by Xars
The big problem (I think) with RE is that the Defensive Counter to getting faked is Man Awareness.
This isn't a problem except for the relative SP cost.
Defenders can pump Man Awareness to 75-100 pretty cheaply; as long as they have good caps. RE is expensive.
Thus with fixed SP pools for both players, investing in RE to beat Man Awareness is a losing game. IMHO
Yep, this is the big point.
If you want to go all in on head fake, you need 85+ route tech and 90+ route elusiveness. It's near impossible to meet those goals on a conventional WR, so it's not worth chasing. A S* can hit those levels without being hobbled. But RE really shouldnt be touched on a non S*, it's simply too expensive and too easily countered, most every CB is at 80+ man awareness easily at very little cost. And even if it's a S* WR, if you aren't aiming for gold Head Fake RE should still be left untouched. It's only worth is to fire Head Fake on a shifty S* WR.