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This is something that's been moving up on my list of pet peeves. We have an elevator in our office building and generally people trying to enter before you get off is because they don't anticipate anyone being in there. I know I've done it but obviously I back up and let the people out first. In the last few weeks we had new tenants move in and some of them won't let you out before getting on. The first time it happened I had a Dave Chapelle keeping it real moment.

Terrible. No idea how people get to that point.

The main difference is the job they do. They're people just like the rest of us except they're highly skilled and highly paid. Plenty of big wig highly paid executives have been unprofessional assholes (Steve Jobs was an unprofessional asshole depending on who you asked) and likewise plenty of highly paid athletes are viewed as leaders and held to a different standard. Pujols had no problem undermining the GM while essentially calling some of the roster garbage in front of the team yet he's considered a leader. Torii Hunter is a leader yet he stuck his foot in his mouth more than once while in Anaheim which was quite unprofessional. The head coach and GM both made mistakes and both were undermined at different times by the other. The biggest difference is who you side with and the fact that you seem to hold it against the other guy more.

You don't think he was professional because he parted ways with the franchise at a "bad" time even though it's never a good time when things don't work out. It's no more professional in my book for him to stick around as a powerless figurehead just to collect a paycheck. Also if pay scale dictated how people should act we should expect a hell of a lot more out of professional athletes.

Agreed. The franchise thrived during the steroid era.

Some hardcore sh*t right there.

Talking Dipoto is like talking religion or politics now - whatever side of the aisle you sit on you're not going to change anyone's opinion and they aren't going to change yours. I see nothing that Dipoto said about Hamilton or the Angels that was inflammatory or throwing anyone under the bus. He didn't even bring it up as someone asked him and he still seems to be conducting himself in a professional manner the way he responded. Then again I didn't blame the guy for leaving because I didn't feel he was able to do his job and the situation wasn't working out for either side. Clearly other people don't agree. To each his own.

Congrats!

Because another GM would have brought in...? They wanted depth and they got it. You aren't getting a difference maker at this point in the season you're throwing crap at the wall and hoping something sticks. Kind of like picking up 3 guys at the deadline to fill one spot.

They need a GM for next year not right now. They have an interim GM and there's really no moves to be made right now that require the hiring of a new GM. If they were out of it I could see them adding one now but why take away from what the team is doing? No one besides Dipoto is off the market and they weren't bringing him back. As mentioned other guys they're interested in who are working for teams in contention aren't going to announce they're leaving while their team is in the playoff race.

I'm guessing since his boss made the call he didn't bother arguing one way or another. Why should he keep his mouth shut...because it doesn't agree with what you thought to be true or put the owner/franchise in a positive light? People leave jobs all the time and talk about it. I'm sure his tenure here came up during interviews for the Seattle GM position and if he gets asked about it he can now answer honestly without giving an Angels FO political response.

The guy is no longer here. Why should he take responsibility for something he didn't do or not answer a question when asked? He toe'd the company line when he was here and even shortly after he left but he has no need to do that any more.

Perhaps the run they're making to get into the playoffs. Honest question - what other teams in the hunt have hired a GM?

Clearly yk is against it because using dollar shave club means he wouldn't get to rub elbows with the firemen at Costco.

For sure and while I don't see too many scenarios where he gets my vote I'd almost prefer someone with less pedigree. We have lifelong politicians who are basically bought and paid for and that goes against some of the principles on which this country was founded. I'm not saying you want the asshole who screams the loudest calling the shots but it would be nice if someone who got in there wasn't the same as all the rest. That said I realize it's a pipe dream because to get that far they all do the same things but it would be nice if our elected officials did what's best for the country and not to get re-elected or toe the party line and get the next person from their party elected.

Just like every other politician. They'll say and do whatever they need to in order to get elected, get very little accomplished then go back into campaign mode blasting their critics as to why they didn't get things done while making more false promises.

One of the admins made the avatar and set it a few years ago. No idea who but I appreciate it.

True yet sadly it's more of a plan than Romney ever gave out even though he got the R nod in the 2012 election. I look forward to another 13+ months of watching candidates spend ridiculous amounts of money while trashing one another.

Agree with all points. The extension they signed him to through 2018 guaranteed him 45M but the way it's structured the guaranteed money is only through 2016 and at this point it's all guaranteed since he was on the roster as of March. Their best bet is to start grooming someone else and to part ways with him after 2016. He's a good guy but with KC's defense, running game and Maclin/Kelce they need to take a chance now but it already may be too late because by the time you get someone else in Charles and some of the guys on defense are at the back end of their careers.

The short passes are about all he can do effectively. He's a game manager who won't make too many mistakes but also isn't the guy who's going to air it out and bring his team back from a big deficit. KC's defense basically has to play top 5 and out of their minds the whole season for them to make the playoffs with him as their QB.

Yeah I'm definitely kicking myself now. I wanted Julio and knew he'd be gone by my round 2 pick and had I gone WR first round which I considered he would have been the pick. I had him the last two years in that league and thought he'd have a monster season making sure I grabbed him in my other league where i went WR-WR. Instead right now I'm projected to finish last in a league where last place pays double. I've got both Hillman and Anderson but with how Denver has run the ball and split the snaps I don't want to start either but really need to play at least one of them. I also have M. Bryant in that league and was waiting for him to come back from suspension but until Ben comes back I'm not starting him unless it's a bye week.

I grabbed J. Hill last year as a late round flyer and he absolutely crushed it for me in the last part of the season helping me win one of my leagues. This year between both of my leagues I drafted CJ, L. Miller, Forsett and Abdullah. My highest scoring RB through 3 games is Abdullah who has the fewest touches of any of them yet he's outscored the others by 50%. I know it's a passing league but this makes me want to go WR WR even more whenever I have late picks which is what I had this year. It's still early and I expect (okay hope) guys to pick it up but it's been brutal so far. I honestly thought CJ Anderson had a chance to lead the league in YFS if the second half of last year was any indication of what he would do.

Pistol formation is the middle ground between taking snaps under center and the shotgun formation. In the shotgun formation the quarterback is 7 yards back and it's generally a passing play while in the pistol he's 4 yards back with the RB lined up behind him which can be a pass or run play. The Broncos coach prefers a zone blocking run first scheme which generally has the QB under center. The issues for Denver with that are that you need to be able to run the ball effectively and your QB has to be mobile because if it's a pass play he's got to be quick and able to roll out if pressured. Right now Denver can't run the ball for shit and Peyton although more athletic than given credit for in his younger days is 39 years old and needs help taking his cleats off at this point. Counting on a guy who never ran that type of offense to pull it off at 39 is basically feeding him to the wolves.

I'm with Chuck. The guy didn't want to stick around and be a puppet with no power and I don't blame him at all. It was best for both sides at that point for him and the franchise to part ways.