Eugene Rupinski, Brotherly Game) Seattle started slow but has lost only once in their last fifteen. This seems to be the same pattern as last season - what about Seattle makes them come on strong down the stretch?
Dave Clark, Sounder At Heart) Part of it is not adding top talent until late in the season. This year they added Dutch right back Kelvin Leerdam (who only has a single loss as a Sounder), Barcelona raised midfielder Victor Rodríguez, Puget Sound native Lamar Neagle and Calum Mallace.