Waking the Red's midweek call for your questions – Post-San Jose, Pre-DC Edition
It came as some surprise, albeit a muted one, when it was announced that Toronto FC had parted ways with Damien Perquis a few weeks ago.
Perquis was occasionally erratic, but had shown a lot of growth from his first season to the next, prompting at least one pundit – Hi! – to pick Perquis as the turnaround, sleeper pick to have an impactful season in 2016.
Surrounded by an all-together more solid defense, partnered by Drew Moor in the middle, Perquis' aggression looked set to be perfectly balanced by Moor's organizational, cerebral approach.