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Backpass: How Kevin Doyle got his groove back

If you read my column regularly, first of all, I sincerely apologize. But more importantly, you know I have often given Kevin Doyle a rough time. Considering his importance as both the team’s lone striker for two years, plus his status as a Designated Player, I think that’s well warranted. But here, and here, and here, and here, I was tough on Kevin Doyle. Hell, I was tough on him BEFORE HE EVEN SIGNED.

About that. Two things.

First of all, he really wasn’t fitting into the role and the formation that the Rapids chose.