if there is one palp doesn't need more of, it's potency. So whatever it is that makes this team better, it's not the potency gain from secret intel.
I know i sound like a hater (wich i also am, just not in this instance), but there are alot of misconceptions about potency. In order for palp (in lead) to benefit at all from more potency, you would have to be facing opponents with 97%+ tenacity. I obviously don't know how your opponents mod their toons, but 97% or higher tenacity is pretty rare in my experience.