[Keegbot]

I don't think mecanum drive needs to be field centric. We don't and we are still a very competitive team. If you can build it and drive it well, mecanum can be effective.
On the other hand, this year's Hawaii Regional was the first time I'd seen a swerve drive (or one that works well) and I was thoroughly impressed. 368's drive was able to maneuver super good. Our team will hopefully do an off-season project with swerve. If we get it right we may try it next year.