[Ianworld]

A defensive bot is really just a robot that can push harder and probably drive a tad better than another robot. So the result is that the strongest robot gets to do what it wants. Thats kind of a generalization. Even the strongest robot will get hampered by a weak robot playing defense assuming they don't completely outclass their opponent(4wd bot vs 2wd bot)

So that being said, every single team should try to have the strongest drivetrain it possibly can. If your stacking mechanism doesn't work you'll have a great backup plan. If it does work, then you'll be able to force your way through other robots.

That being said, i think defensive robots will play a key roll in this years game. Having a robot capable of stopping a cap that will alter the rows significantly will be a huge asset. Now that being said, this year you can't rely on defense. That won't cut it by itself. The team will be able to cap one tetra on a defensive robots watch this year. There are just too many options available. Each alliance will need to find the balance between capping and defense. It could be two defensive robots, one capper. Maybe two cappers and two defensive robots. The top alliance in Atlantawill probably include three fairly good cappers, of which one or two can play solid defense also. But at the regionals I'll take a bet that only two of the three alliance bots will be able to cap, thus forcing a designated defender.