Who's gonna win 2007 IRI invitational

[Travis Hoffman]

The increased importance of scoring in autonomous also increases the importance of defending in autonomous. A consistent auto defender could be just as important as an auto scorer, so if you don't cap well in auto, work on programming to block the other team's scoring attempts or shield your own alliance's capper from would-be blockers! Don't let the tube scorers have all the autonomous fun!

Which teams have the ability to consistently block auto modes? We've had some success, but I'm hoping a few offseason modifications will improve our success rate.

By the way, I've been known to drop the term "offensive ballerina" a few times in my day - ask Ken Patton - but by no means do I think these teams are overrated. In fact, many great scorers have "teeth" under the hood this year, and they are all obviously very adept at what they do. Given that, I know we'll be trying our best to continue our defensive efforts, with a few lessons learned in tow.