[ttldomination]

(1) I considered the drop down intake to be something that would only compliment an already great robot. I figured that if we could make that 'great' robot, then adding the drop down later wouldn't be an issue.

(2) The team felt that the mechanism was also unnecessary. In years past where the bumper zone has been limited, teams have made do with the openings that have been available to them. This is where I think we struck out. Since I supported this from the beginning, I'm partially to blame.

(3) We simply do not, and would not, have the weight even if we wanted to. This comes with the territory of semi-questionable design practices, using reckless amounts of 8020, and simply not planning far enough ahead.

- Sunny G.