They have academy players straight out of AYSO never had played a competitive game before...
Don't buy into the gimmick, there's mexican league players that don't clue about club soccer...
Wait a couple of years to have their presence felt, you'll see the difference.
I'm just telling what I know Pats has done this year. I can't speak to previous years. They have taken all their top '05s and have them playing academy this year.