It's a little over two weeks to opening day for Columbus Crew SC and aside from a few Brazilians, no one has seen the team play. Three weeks of preseason has gone by and there have been just a few glimpses in highlights and three days of indoor training at SuperKick open to reporters. In an offseason of change, less is known about the team as it goes into the season than during any time in head coach Gregg Berhalter's tenure.
Normally, I try to use a black box method when analyzing the team. There's normally enough data to come to a firm conclusion.