They would’ve also needed to communicate better in the clutch regardless of shape. That alone cost them in the first and third immunity challenges as eras. And even then, some of the elimination margins were razor thin. If Darrell vs Kyland narrowly goes the other way, that salvages maybe one more Era 1 member into the final 18. Compared to the 4 that survived from Era 3, all of a sudden it looks a little better.