I think our worst case scenario is to somehow bounce back by getting a few points against the scrubs fielded by depleted teams (no really, it could happen), and finish say 7th in the league, and then, of course, flame out in the first round of the playoffs. That way, we get no impact draft pick, no allocation, and we are probably stuck with the same coach for another season. The ideal would be to contend for a championship. Short of that unlikely goal for this season, better to melt down completely and at least earn the fruits of our ineptitude. If we have to collapse into a pile of jelly at any time in our history, the time is now, during this horrible Southlake era that we are so desperate to forget anyway. If we could transform our suffering into a hot young prospect, an allocation-level foreign signing, and maybe even a new coach, it might not be a total loss. Returning next year with the status quo, on the other hand....
My fear I'm worried about finishing with the worst record in the history of MLS. It could easily happen with the way things are going now.
We get away from Pareja's holding game because the team feels the need to push for points. If Oscar Pareja is to be successful as a starting midfielder on the Dallas Burn, the team must go back to a solid formation and control/holding game. Utter chaos is the alternative... or building on a Oscar-less lineup.
I have a feeling if we do make it to the playoffs and get bounced in the first round( which you know we will) Jeffries will be gone. That was the reason they let Dir go, because he could not win a championship. Hell Jefferies would be lucky to make the playoffs. I still want to see him GONE by the start of next month if things do not change!!!!
I think your scenarios are abit depressed--and the realistic potential is better. 1. The West (contrary to last year) is underperforming this year. I just don't see things getting significantly better for Colorado (despite their recent goal explosion). San Jose--is running on coaching at this point, no depth and a lot of missing talent. And I think they'll have Donovan called up for the Gold Cup. LA is tough but they aren't blowing many teams out. Which means a bad call, a defender slips, a lucky break, a goal against play, and you can steal points from them. But the bottom line is: that the West doesn't have 3-4 teams all at the top with a huge gap between them and the bottom team. To put it another way, I think any kind of a modest point streak puts you out of the basement. 2. Look at NE last year. At mid-season, they were the bottom team in MLS. They snuck into the playoffs with a losing record by putting together a winning streak at the end of the season. Made MLS Final and have continued to build on that from last year as Nicol has put his stamp on the team to make it his own (rather than tinkering with Clavijo's scheme and players). 3. I think it's naive to assume that the first pick in the draft would be an impact player. You got Gbandi. He's a fine player and very talented. Will he be a franchise guy? Besides, this past draft was probably atypical--maybe the strongest or deepest in MLS history. 4. Allocations are over-rated. It's a depressed transfer market out there--lots of talented guys can be signed on free transfers. You can get impact players without having to pay transfer fees. 5. And yes, some teams (Metro in particular) have been hard hit by the National team callups and are much weaker sides b/c of it. In short, it's way too early to be concerned about getting the first pick or an allocation (especially with DCU, Colorado at/near the bottom and potentially some other sides in free-fall).
NO. Worst case is lose the rest of your games, and have your subsequent first round pick become a kicker for the Dallas Cowboys.
I'm just pissed off. What the fook is wrong with these idiots that they cannot somehow win a freakin game at home, except against a team even worse than they are on paper, never mind in reality. I hope Jeffries tears them a new ahole every single day until they get 10 wins. I am so freakin ticked...of course I hope Jeffries is fearing for his job right now. A team that loses a 1-0 lead at home and then loses 4-1 after being 2-1 with 10 minutes to go...pathetic. I need another drink before I break something.
This crappy season coincided directly with your move to Mexico. The team felt abandonded. It is all Vikings Fault! Get him!
The East added a great coach (Sarachan) to replace a poor one (Zambrano), both "You Suck" Allocations (Metros traded theirs to another Eastern Conference team--United), the top picks in the draft (most of the top picks), and the Galaxy have played just 2 home games. Actually, there are more good picks in the 3-4 range than in the top two range. There's a lot of talent out there and it grows each year, but last season saw a crop of player that included some who stayed longer in college that was larger than a typical year. Notice how slim the pickings were for United when they had the TOP TWO ALLOCATIONS?!?!!? (One allocation is the decent but not great defender Ivanov) Then Joe-Max Moore (whom DC United very much wanted) went to New England without an Allocation or Discovery. Frankly, the best acquisition that DC has had in some time was the Discovery Pick for Milton Reyes. He's injured right now, but he was the only unqualified success. Ivanov looks good with the ball but isn't a great defender (while Reyes is). Stewart has no goals and no assists. Bob Bradley at Metros added 2 Boca Juniors on loan and Amado Guevara as his #10, and it didn't seem to matter that he gave away his top Allocation to United. While the monetary aspect (ability to discount against the Salary Cap) is quite benefitial for Allocations, they do not equate to quality like in the past. Freddy Adu will not be the first pick. If he comes to MLS he'll be placed, likely at DC United, but it will not be by the SuperDraft. The gem of the SuperDraft--should he choose to come out--would be a 6'4 central defender, Chad Marshall, but he wouldn't likely start immediately. No, right now the Burn's (and DC United's as well) best bet is to concentrate on winning the US Open Cup because then you'll get a pass to the CONCACAF Champions Cup. That'll likely get the league front office on your side and help you get a talented player. Sad, but that's how the game appears to be played these days. -Digital