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Originally Posted by 2789_B_Garcia
themccannman & MrJohnston, I'm the lead mentor and drive team coach for a defense-oriented team. If you have time, I'd be interested in your opinions on some match footage to tell me what you think about our team! I agree that OPR and DPR aren't helpful or accurate, and I've also used a more qualitative system for making defense strategy decisions.
Out of curiosity, why do you think the best defensive robots don't play defense during quals?
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Our robot, Citrus Circuits, is a case in point. This year our shooter failed mid match several times. Each time we turned to play defense and completely shut down the opposing alliance. In two matches, we held off 2 other robots and didn't allow them to score more than 3 goals the rest of the match. Yet, we are usually the top scorer in our qualifying round alliances. (We get paired with high scorers in the elimination rounds.)
And it's not just defense, but also counter-defense that we look for. That was key when we selected 295 in Madera. They protected our FCS 840 who emptied the magazine several times. 295 wasn't playing much defense in qualifications, but showed excellent driving skills.
Send the video--it would be fun to look at!