Can these shocking changes save desperate CoD teams? CDL Preview Show Dexerto With the Call of Duty League\u2019s fifth and final Stage fast approaching, our Reverse Sweep crew of Ian \u2018Enable\u2019 Wyatt, Jonathan \u2018Pacman\u2019 Tucker & Katie Bedford are here to preview the remaining weeks of competition ahead of Champs. Just days removed from the Stage 4 Major, CDL\u2019s top squads are already hard at work preparing for their final challenges. The upcoming Stage will be the final chance to rise through the rankings and lock in a better seed for the end-of-year $2.5m Champs event. From squads with the most potential to players that we need to keep a close eye on, there\u2019s plenty to unravel before the next round of regular-season action. Join the Reverse Sweep crew as they break down the biggest narratives heading into CDL\u2019s fifth and final Stage. Will New York Subliners return to form in Stage 5? While NYSL still pulled out a win at the Stage 4 LAN, it was certainly a struggle without Asim in the lineup. Despite the unfortunate circumstance, they didn\u2019t \u201close anything from losing,\u201d Pacman stressed. \u201cBring [Asim] back and if anything, it should just make you more confident.\u201d Unlike a good number of roster shuffles throughout the year, \u201cthere\u2019s no bad blood\u201d here, Enable added. It was entirely out of their control but with Visa issues now under control, \u201cthey\u2019ll get back to where they were at.\u201d Rookies that didn\u2019t show up at their first LAN event For many of the younger CDL pros, the Stage 4 Major was their first time playing in an offline setting. While a dip in performance would have been understandable, Pacman and Enable couldn\u2019t name a single rookie that failed to deliver. Instead, \u201cthe duds came from veterans,\u201d Pacman joked. \u201cNone were duds,\u201d Enable followed up, looping back to newcomers like Standy and HyDra. \u201cMost of them were just ok. It\u2019s so hard with the format, some teams only played three maps.\u201d So while there were no standouts, both agreed that we still need a bigger \u201csample size\u201d before properly judging them. Not too shabby for @Staaandy’s LAN debut \ud83d\ude33 pic.twitter.com\/icihIo3MRJ \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) June 18, 2021 Which CDL teams will reach new heights in Stage 5? With the fifth and final stage fast approaching, which teams are most likely to improve before it\u2019s too late? After a disappointing Stage 4 finish, Pacman went with the Los Angeles Thieves but only because \u201cthey can\u2019t [get] worse. I have to assume they\u2019ll improve,\u201d he said. Meanwhile, Enable sided with the Subliners, arguing that the team will improve more than any other ahead of Champs. \u201cThey realized they missed an opportunity,\u201d with the Stage 4 LAN, he explained. Now, their sights will be set on locking in second seed for the end-of-year tournament. \u201cI think they\u2019re gonna grind and they\u2019re gonna do well,\u201d Enable explained. Throwing a final name into the hat, Pacman also added Dallas Empire to the mix. \u201cI think Dallas is at least going to solidify themselves as the second-best team.\u201d CDL teams that desperately need a quick rebound Only a few weeks of action remain in the 2021 season so for certain teams, they need to rebound much quicker than others. LA Thieves is one such team, according to Enable. They\u2019ll need a huge Stage 5 showing to avoid starting Champs in the lower bracket. \u201cIf you go to Champs and you can only lose one series, that\u2019s the worst feeling ever,\u201d he said. \u201cThey need to turn it around right now if they want to have any kind of success.\u201d \u201cFor me it\u2019s OpTic,\u201d Pacman chimed in. \u201cThis is the first time where they\u2019re not a true contender in a long time. They are truly not a championship-level contender.\u201d Even if the Green Wall can turn things around, however, he\u2019s adamant they\u2019ll never \u201cmake it to a final.\u201d Big W for the home team!@DallasEmpire eliminate OpTic and move on to face Ultra in the Losers Finals \ud83d\udcaa pic.twitter.com\/8Ta8oawt48 \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) June 20, 2021 Players to watch in CDL Stage 5 Before the 2021 offseason roster shuffles begin, players have one final stage to prove themselves and stand out from the pack. As a result, Pacman hoped Cammy can keep up his impressive performances moving forward. \u201cHe\u2019s been disgusting and I think Cammy is a top-five player in the game.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s gotta be Shotzzy for me,\u201d Enable added. \u201cWhen you watch him you just see how much he impacts the game. Not only is his movement an art, he\u2019s making his teammates better. He\u2019s gonna get to a point where he\u2019s looked at as the best in the game.\u201d Last up, Bedford highlighted another Toronto player, siding with Bance as her player to watch in Stage 5. \u201cWhen they beat FaZe, Bance was so incredible. He was so good and then suddenly stuttered. \u201cI want to see him get back into that rockstar form.\u201d Bold CDL Stage 5 predictions After painting a more realistic picture of the upcoming Stage, the Reverse Sweep crew laid out their more outlandish predictions. To kick things off, Pacman made the claim that FaZe will finally face some adversity. \u201cThis is gonna be FaZe\u2019s worst regular-season group stage,\u201d he said. \u201cIn my head, they\u2019re gonna be trying to iron out any details before Champs. Working on that might cause them to lose a match that maybe they shouldn\u2019t lose.\u201d On the opposite end of the standings, Enable believes Seattle Surge will finally make it to a winner\u2019s bracket. \u201cI think they\u2019re gonna make a run in the Major,\u201d he predicted. \u201cThey\u2019re not gonna make it to Champs, but I think they\u2019ll be close.\u201d \u201cI think Thieves will be starting in winners in Stage 5,\u201d Bedford added with one condition in mind. Thieves will only find this success \u201cif SlasheR stays on the team.\u201d Can @SeattleSurge carry their LAN form online?@PacmanJT feels \u201cLAN Surge\u201d can make some noise over the remainder of the season! \ud83d\udce2#CDL2021 Biggest Mover | Presented by @KontrolFreek. pic.twitter.com\/4WLgyVbv02 \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) June 23, 2021 How CDL rosters should change in Stage 5 Speaking of the LA Thieves lineup, mystic Enable struck again in this week\u2019s preview show. Before news broke that TJHaLy would be joining Challengers team WestR, Enable saw it coming. \u201cThe one realistic move that I would do, if I was LA Thieves, I\u2019m bringing Drazah back into the starting lineup for TJ,\u201d he said. As the final request, Pacman wanted to see one key change from Minnesota. \u201cI think ROKKR\u2019s ceiling was higher with Accuracy,\u201d he argued. If they rotate him into the lineup once again, it could be a chance to find success in Stage 5. 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