After a catastrophically bad start to the season in which the Colorado Rapids could hardly do anything right, stumbling to a 0-8-2 record under coach Anthony Hudson, things had started to turn around for MLS’ lovable losers. Under interim coach and former team legend Conor Casey, the Rapids had strung together two wins and a draw in their last three games, getting two of those results on the road.
Which begs the question: Is Casey a genius? By that simple question, what I’m really asking is a much broader one: To what do we owe the sudden change of fortune for the Colorado Rapids?