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Re: How do you scout Defense?
A sharp eye, a strong idea of what you're looking for, and a little bit of luck. Most importantly, reasonable expectations of what they should be doing within your strategy.
No offense to any teams, but most "defensive" teams are a dime a dozen. There will be a couple of standouts in terms of defense, but they'll be easy to pick out. The next group of teams will be almost identical in terms of what they're going to be able to give you on the field, and I highly suggest that you pick based on reliability and robustness (which is pretty hard to scout effectively).
The damning factor in picking many teams is identifying how they play against the higher caliber of competition in the elimination rounds. I've seen many picks, including some of my own, end up being the downfall of an alliance because they can't hang in against better opponents. They may have chewed up the weaker foes in the qualification rounds, but they simply can't keep up with the faster, more agile, more reliable, and/or better driven teams in the eliminations. If you notice that a team on your pick list struggled (in whatever given role) against an elite team in a match or two, it should send up a warning flag.
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