[Steve Howland]

The first 2 teams on the alliance would definitely be terrific scorers, and the third is where I would bet a more defensive bot would come into play. That said, there is still an offensive period where playing defense (usually) is not necessary. Even a herder should be able to push in 10 with the sheer number of loose poof balls out on the field, and I'm willing to bet that the winning alliance will have more than just a herder for their third team.

Sorry Steve, looks to me like JVN will have some extra cash coming in again this year.