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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What’s wrong with the 28s?  Just saw their Blue team went 3-1 over the weekend and is playing top 20 competition.  Seems to me like a strong team being built.  [/quote]

Agreed, very strong and talented group!  Great pieces in place already and overall speed and athleticism in all positions.  You can tell the offense and defense still need time/practice to get the timing down.  Typical for a new team.

Wouldn't be surprised if this team breaks thru the top 10 in the fall.  Looks likes they beat all teams from #16 thru #20 already (and beat SW twice :shock: ) If they keep this team together, watch out!  [/quote]

It remains to be seen whether the team can achieve a top 10 ranking. Based on current performance, this could be difficult to achieve.  However, with some adjustments maybe its possible. While I acknowledge it has been discussed on this thread ad nauseum, it is worth noting (again) that many very good 2028 players play for M&D, Hero's, Et al. Had Capital been able to somehow return those players and successfully assemble a true DC-area all star team, the resulting team could have been on the same level as any in the country. People like to trash 2028 as a down year in the DC area, but I don't think that is necessarily accurate.  They lost too much talent to the Baltimore teams.[/quote]

A handful of players from DMV leave for MD clubs every year. Typically other talented DMV players fill the gap where Capital remains highly competitive. For the 28s, this top talent largely wasn’t there. Hence 28s = down year compared to other years. This is true bec past Capital teams farmed much higher-ranked year 1 teams with even higher rankings in year 2 because, after losing the typical players to MD clubs, the remaining DMV talent was strong. Cap 28 didn’t lose too much talent to Balto: they lost the handful of better players for that year, and there wasn’t enough talent across the rest of the DMV class compared to other years to fill the void.  It’s why Capital 28s have hovered around #21 this year when past teams in year 1 have hovered at #5 (25s) and #16 (24s) after the predictable player exodus to MD before the year 1 season. Great to see Capital continuing to improve - they will get better as most / all Capital teams do when it counts in year 2. [/quote]

So let me get this straight, you were able to deduce that the talent dropped off in the DMV since in 2024 Cap Blue was ranked #16 with a 7-14-1 record and their 2028 team is ranked #21 with a 10-13-2 record?  I see your point, basically the talent dropped off the cliff based on your analysis since 2024 to now.  Get out of here with that nonsense![/quote]

You’re funny. No - I based it off these stats:

2023s were ranked #12 in year 2 (year 1 stats aren’t available anymore)

2024s went from #16 in year 1 to #8 in year 2.

2025s went from #4 in year 1 to #2 in year 2

2026s went from #11 in year 1 to #7 in year 2[/quote]

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