[YMTC]: Robot Ability

[Taylor]

This isn't a traditional YMTC based on knowledge of the rules and gameplay, but I think this a fitting forum for my (hypothetical) situation.

Team Redabot has had a rather disappointing regional. A key component of the robot's manipulator has been malfunctioning for most of the event. It has competed in every match, mostly playing (rather good) defense. Just before the last match, the students get the manipulator working smoothly and effectively. The team has one last chance to show off their manipulator function before elimination alliance pairings, and all mentors have told the drivers and coach to score at will.
When the drivers and coach go to their alliance partners (two very strong offensive robots) to talk strategy and share their good news, the other members of Redateam compliment Redabot on their defense and ask the drivers to continue their pure defensive ways.

Here are the two options presented to the coach/drivers of Redabot:
1. Go against current alliance strategy and show off offensive capability, increasing their scouting stock and increasing their chances of being picked for eliminations

2. Stick with current alliance strategy and play pure defense, hoping that a win in this match would move one of Redateam's bots into a captain position, but keeping other team scouts in the dark about Redabot's scoring capabilities.

YMTC!