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?