[Lisa Perez]

To tell my honest opinion, I don't think there are any regions that are much more defensive than the other. Sure, you'll have certain years where the reigning robots in defense will all be from one area or the other. But that's just all completely random; it's not like one region has a certain amount of experience that they'll choose to go with a more defensive strategy more often.

Teams will choose what they feel best will accomplish the game. Regardless of whether you're from the Midwest, Northeast, or any other region for that matter, you'll still go through that "What will get the job done?" analysis the days after Kickoff.