[Tom Line]

I would hate anything longer than the 6 weeks of open bag.

Yes, the season continues after you bag, but for us it's a much slower pace. We're usually refining code on the robot, fixing any major issues, then planning for the bag window. For us that means we go from a 7 day a week before bag to a 2-3 day per week after bag.

Having the robot out-of-bag would mean that the 7 day grind would keep going, because 'large scale' improvements like adding a climber would still be on the table.

I'd vote to keep the current system just for my sanity.

Also, as a parent with kids, there's simply no way I could devote more time than I already do. I would have to take a long hard look at whether or not I would continue to mentor if a longer build season was implemented.