With Alvaro Saborio away on international duty, Real Salt Lake needed a striker to step in and fill the void and Jean Alexandre did just that, registering a goal and assist in an RSL win. The performance made Alexandre the clear choice for SBI MLS Player of the Week honors.

It seems most years before this one, the MLS Superdraft was something of an event for FC Dallas, because we were usually looking at a pretty good pick close to the start of the draft. And while that may have been a good thing on draft day, I wouldn't have traded our run last year to get stronger picks this year.

It seems most years before this one, the MLS Superdraft was something of an event for FC Dallas, because we were usually looking at a pretty good pick close to the start of the draft. And while that may have been a good thing on draft day, I wouldn't have traded our run last year to get stronger picks this year.