As far as 2020 goes, the Colorado Rapids can consider it a success. Against unprecedented challenges, Rapids head coach Robin Fraser led his team to a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference and a berth in the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs.
But their success this year is not rooted in making the playoffs alone. In some ways, 2020 was just one more step forward from the original outlining of The Rapids Way, an op-ed penned by Executive VP and General Manager Pádraig Smith and SVP of Business Operations Wayne Brant, that laid out a plan to make the Rapids a consistent contender for trophies.