[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Guy Davidson

I think relying on any one tool too much to make a decision is a bad idea. Look, for example at what NFL teams do before they draft someone: watch game video, look at game statistics, look at the player during workouts, look at iq tests, personal intrviews, and more. Similarly, the best scouring teams in Atlanta will combine several different measurements and inputs to make their lists. I imagine they will go around talking to teams and getting an impression of their strategy, gameplanning, and experience. I bet they will have people recording matches and looking at what each team does, driver skill, performance, etc. I would guess they also watch some teams' recorded matches, especially from eliminations, to see how those teams fair when it's make-it or break-it time. A combination of these different tools is what will probably lead the eventual winning alliance captain to compile its alliance.

Another thing OPR can't predict is the effect installing any robot upgrades will have on a team's performance at the Championship. Only effective scouting can identify such teams who make any significant changes to their bots in Atlanta which improve their overall scoring output.