Who’s built for the playoffs and who is destined to bow out early?

Oct 18, 2018, 08:35 PM

Andrew, Dave and Bobby gather in Brooklyn to mourn the passing of 2018 midweek MLS, ponder Wayne Rooney and D.C. United's place in the MVP and Eastern Conference hierarchy, jump on the Gianluca Busio hype train as the Sporting KC teenager made history (and helped deliver a huge result) and Orlando City lead the way in a season of widespread defensive ineptitude.   Plus, everything at stake on Sunday as the Eastern and Western Conference go back to back with playoff places, seeding, the Supporters' Shield and individual awards on the line as well as an attempt to define the difference between a good regular season team and a playoff threat. In the mailbag, thoughts on the US national team post international break.   Text the show at 401-206-0-657! Or email extratime [at] mlssoccer.com.   2:57 Wayne Rooney, that free kick and D.C.'s elephant in the room 15:58 How a teenager changed Sporting KC's attack and playoff fate 23:00 Why are there so many historically bad MLS defenses in 2018? 31:15 What if Atlanta United end 2018 empty handed sans Tata and Almiron? 46:15 Who is the weakest link in the Eastern Conference playoff field? 51:20 Zlatan wants Minnesota and Minnesota wants Zlatan 59:20 Regular season teams vs. playoff teams 1:09:35 ETR Mailbag: USMNT takeaways and more