[Kevin Leonard]

#1 thing is that we can work with the team. Did we have qualification matches with them where they did exactly what they were supposed to do, even if that was an offensive task? There are some teams that are really difficult to work with for various reasons that lose out even if their robot is otherwise perfect for the role.
#2 thing is secondary features- do they have an autonomous or an endgame feature that gives them points outside of playing defense? (i.e. auto or climb this year). Do they have a shifting drivetrain and have proven they can use it? Do they have mecanum or omni drive that might not be able to play the kind of defense we want them to?

After that it comes down to talking with the teams and talking to our scouts and seeing who appears to know what they're doing on the field and off the field.