Last Ditch Effort

Well, Colorado is back on the road tomorrow night trying to bounce back from that embarrassing loss on Saturday.  They're in Nashville to face Gary Smith and other members of the 2010 MLS Cup winning team.  Nashville is the last team in the playoffs (based on PPG) so this is a true 6 pointer.  Anything short of a win and whatever last remaining playoff hopes the team might hold will be essentially gone.  Even a draw means we'd likely need 15 points in our last 6 games, and I don't see this team winning 5 of siz with trips to the Galaxy and Austin, and Dallas at home. on the schedule.  Kickoff tomorrow is at 6:30 and this is the first of the last half dozen blacked out games.

Injury Report: 

OUT: D Seb Anderson, D Jackson Travis, M Ollie Larraz, M Jack Price, F Yaya Toure

Disciplinary Report:

SUSPENDED; D Gustavo Vallecilla

Along with that, the Rapids announced today that defender Michael Edwards has been loaned to the Switchbacks for the rest of the season.  Notably neither Danny Wilson or Keegan Rosenberry (who was Questionable on Saturday) are on the injury report.

Its all hands on deck time.  I think in a less critical game Fraser would give Wilson and Rosenberry some time to heal, but after Wednesday he needs a win here and his best options playing.  The only question mark is who plays in Warner's spot, could be him, Priso, Max, or a 5th defender.

Prediction: 3-1 loss, goal by Rubio.  In the end the answer to that last question won't matter.  There's nothing that's happened in the last 72 hours that says anything but a loss to me in this one.  The season is over and everyone knows it, but nobody wants to admit it yet.  The hobbled backline is going to give up goals to Nashville and we won't respond.