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My pass-rush DE has crappy Snap Reaction (mid 40s) but a few points in First Step, and he seems to get a really good jump off the line--as far as I can tell.

Has anyone here really gone for both high Snap Reaction AND First Step? Were your results noticeable?

My conundrum is that with DE builds, it just seems like the other skills are too valuable to put Awareness beyond about a 6 or maybe 7 on the initial build. Am I off base here?

EDIT: I'm ALSO curious about how this comes into play with Speedster WRs. Can you skimp on Snap Reaction with silver or gold First Step?

I think Snap Reaction helps make First Step even better. But Quickness is more important than Snap Reaction, since you want the First Step SA to fire more often. So if you're skimping there for extra Quickness, that's alright.