Ream was never good at this level so I agree, he must have dirt on USSF masterminding a puppy murdering kennel or something (wait, sorry...he's there for his "experience"). We've never seen the level of talent the US currently possesses but one area with zero depth is CB. Brooks may last til '26 and Richards is an extremely exciting prospect. But past them? Long...meh and currently crippled. Miazga...meh. MacKenzie...meh. List of MLS level CBs with limited potential (Zimmerman et al)...meh. Palmer-Brown and Carter-Vickers have yet to kick on. Maybe Otasowie who is an interesting prospect but might be more DM than CB?
I get wanting to play 3 at the back because of Dest because so far he has shown to be hopeless in a back 4. But you have to have the horses to do that and the US doesn't. Maybe Dest needs to play wide like Fabian Johnson did. Johnson was a fullback if I remember right and ended up playing mostly winger for the US (or was it the other way around?). Anyways, 3 at the back is for Dest but find some fucking CBs to make it palatable.