i'm saying that the odds aren't as bad as they may seem. hitting, say, one of the 8 mafia in a 26 player game seems daunting, but the odds improve slightly when we consider neutrals as a positive lynch and eliminate likely villagers from the 26. so, if we can whittle the 26 down to say 16 or so, lynching becomes a better option (think guessing on the sats).
a no lynch is undoubtedly the safest route to take at this juncture. however, it still gives the mafia advantage in that it's one more day that we aren't lynching mafia.