Ten Keys To The Season - No. 1: Ocsar Pareja
Oscar Pareja's tactics and management in 2013 will probably make or break how well the talented squad does.
Oscar Pareja's tactics and management in 2013 will probably make or break how well the talented squad does.
Edson Buddle and DeShorn Brown will likely be doing most of the heavy lifting at center forward this season. Can they out-do the mediocrity that came from Omar Cummings and Conor Casey in that spot last year?
The Rapids defense wasn't just bad because of a lack of good players last year, but they had some other problems as well.
He's the spark of the offense, the guy that is supposed to blossom in 2013. Can Martin Rivero improve this season?
The Rapids Facebook page is a cesspool of hilarity. We took a look at it for the five most hilarious reactions to the new alternate jersey that was revealed yesterday.
Saying the Rapids need more draws next year seems obvious, right? Well, it probably should have seemed obvious last year, as well...
The new Rapids away jersey was sneak-peeked on 9News at 4 today.
Between Anthony Wallace, Chris Klute and Kory Kindle, someone needs to step up on the left side of the defense in 2013. (Or could it be a guy like Diego Calderon? Brian Mullan?)
Possibly the crown jewel of the off-season signings the Rapids made, Diego Calderon will need to be a rock if the Rapids are to improve on 2012's defensive performance.
The few veterans we seem to have left on this team will need to step it up and keep the youthful core from collapsing in 2013.
A strong start with a tough early schedule will be vital to Colorado's success in 2013.
Last season, the finishing was arguably the biggest problem with the offense, which created an above average number of chances. Can they fix that this year?
Colorado played well but lost their preseason game on Friday thanks to some mishaps by Steward Ceus.
Colorado will face off against Chivas USA in a preseason tune-up on Friday.
Have you liked or disliked Colorado's moves through the first half of the off-season? Vote here!
Another look at what our starting XI might be if the season started tomorrow.
The signing of Diego Calderon has finally added some much-needed depth to the Colorado Rapids defense. Let's fire up the Scott Palguta Depth Meter and see how we're doing overall!
The Colorado Rapids finally confirmed the signing of Diego Calderon.
Mikey Lopez is Colorado's draft target in the latest TopDrawerSoccer mock draft.
Do you want to see a new forward or defender in Colorado after the MLS Draft?
Oscar Pareja should do better next season, but showed pretty badly in his first year as a manager.
AMARIKWA, FUC- yeah, never mind.
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Andre Akpan is kind of frustrating. He's got the talent, but is still working on the whole 'production' bit.
Is Kamani Hill the badass that Rapids fans seem to think he is or will he always remain the super-sub for Oscar Pareja?
Conor Casey just couldn't find himself in 2012, which was pretty unfortunate since he got the second most minutes of any forward on the team.