The US has never had a deserving runner miss the team because they didn’t have the standard.
Yes, they have had runners finish top three that didn’t have the standard, but not a single one of them had the ability to front run a qualifying pace and finish top three at the same time.
Not one.
There is ZERO chance any one these guys without the standard right now can front in 1:55 and make the team.
So they will simply run for place the best way they can.
McNamara showed that last time.