[Jon Stratis]

I'll tell you three things.

First, sometimes teams are overlooked. At North Star this past weekend, a great team (4607) was overlooked by almost everyone, which made the #1 seed's dream come true - they got their top choice for a second robot.

Second, sometimes the teams that are picking are just looking for something else. My team wanted to fill the niche of "truss shooter" in elims, which is why we passed on 4607 - they filled that same role.

Finally, having seen the carnage from two regional elims, I know the beating these robots take out there. It makes good sense to pick a third team that can also shoot, just so you have a backup plan if something happens to one of your first two.