Five things we’ve learned about the Quakes after three matches

The San Jose Earthquakes are off to a red-hot start, currently sitting in second place in the Western Conference with a 2-1-0 record. Here are five things we’ve learned about this team after three matches.

1.Cade Cowell is the real deal

When you talk about sports superstars, there are really two types that emerge: 1) those with an unnatural freakish athletic ability, possibly in part due to genetics, and 2) those with a work ethic that rises well above the competition. In the case of Cade Cowell, could he be… both?

All the chatter about Cowell over the past two seasons has been his physical attributes; speed, strength, power, agility, etc. But after three weeks, two spectacular goals and a…