Scratching the Chalkboard: Who’s to blame?

If you’re at a loss of words for what’s happening, you are not alone. I’ve loosely followed this league since 1996 and I cannot recall a team with this much talent, this much promise completely collapse in this fashion. Yes, we’ve seen teams swing from season to season (let me present Exhibit A: the Colorado Rapids of 2016 and 2017). But never, have I seen a team go from the best in the league to the worse in the same season without some kind of major injury or absence from a player.

It’s confounding.

Is it the players?

To some degree, yes. Walker Zimmerman has not been the same since his knee injury and it shouldn’t be all that surprising too. I’ve suffered a similar injury (though I’m not a…