Isn't that what we thought about Mastroeni?
Yes, and this could easily turn out the same.
I'm in the "at least their doing something" camp at this point though, especially since it appears that the "big name signing" isn't in the cards this season.
Bruce is running out of players from the 2002 World Cup team so he needs to get his scouting in order. You can see MLS teams bringing in players from all over, while the G's rely on cast offs from other teams and veteran players.
It's worked in the past so I can't really fault Bruce too much, but at some point the league is going to get better and the approach will have to change.