I think the Rapids front office brass are trapped in an unfortunate cycle that they can't get themselves out of because of Pablo Mastroeni.
I have a theory.
I think that the top men in the Colorado Rapids organization are acutely aware that the team is an embarassment and is spiraling down into madness at record speed, but they can't think of any way to deal with it. Obviously, I can't prove this outright, and fans are going to continue to lambaste the team for being a motley crew of idiots all off-season long, but I still can't believe that the team can possibly be as stupid as they've let on this year.