Sounders’ sputtering offense still holding team back

The Seattle Sounders’ offensive machine still needs some significant work.

Whether that work means a complete overhaul is a discussion that will have to wait until the offseason, given the Sounders' salary-budget constraints. For the rest of the 2023 season, head coach Brian Schmetzer will have to figure out a way to establish some offensive momentum, as opposed to the start-stop-stop nature of the Sounders’ current performance.

That’s not to say the Sounders weren’t dangerous in the 1-1 draw versus FC Dallas Saturday night, but the finishing was well below what they needed, even if part of the reason for the dropped points was the result of a defensive lapse that led to FC Dallas’ only real…