While the playing surface looks ready to host its first USL match of the 2016 season, the Rhinos haven't quite put all the pieces together so far.
"It's unrealistic to think they're gonna hit the season in the same stride we were at at the end of last season. It's a new season and we have to go through the process."
Rochester Rhinos head coach Bob Lilley speaks often about the process not only of assembling a group of players but of crafting them into a unique squad. After the team's final preseason game against Syracuse University, Lilley told me about the sometimes frustrating lulls along the way as the fruits of his staff's labor might be be evident for months.