Which leads me to this. I don't think this team, as currently constructed, will make the playoffs. There isn't enough firepower to keep ahead of 6 other teams in the standings. I don't even think we can stay close and sign somebody midseason to get us over the hump. I think a 7th/8th place finish is likely, missing the playoffs by 5 points, give or take.
So with that, on to the rest of my predictions:
- Rapids finish with 43 points
- The Golden Boot winner is not currently on the roster
- Beyond a notable striker signing the Rapids make no other major changes to the roster during the season
- We win the Rocky Mountain Cup in a surprise 2 goal win in the final game at the Dick
- The USOC is as expected. Beat our lower-league competition in the first round, then lose to a MLS side
- The Rapids won't look outclassed for any length of time over the season but they will not look as good as the better teams.
- Jack Price becomes a fan-favorite and leads MVP voting among the fans
- Gashi is more 2016 Gashi than 2017 Gashi
- Edgar Castillo is a one and done player but Joe Mason makes a permanent move to Colorado
- The FO's decision to focus on lower-leagues in Europe while the rest of the league looked at South America will not be proven to be a bad decision, but it won't be a better decision than South America either
- Fans will be unsettled, fairly, at the end of the year because we missed the playoffs, despite improvement
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