Coffee with the Caps, Monday March 6

Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all are well-rested and heading into March with a bit of a spring in your step.

The Caps were unlikely to be responsible for that spring, however, duplicating their week one performance with a near-identical second act on Saturday against San Jose. After a positive first half hour that produced a 1-0 lead, you could see the match slip away from them in real time.

Whereas Vancouver was aggressive and looking to press and force San Jose to play out of the back in the first half, as the game progressed they just ceded more and more of the midfield territory to the Quakes. By the time Carlos Akapo grabbed what would be the winner, they were passively…