Zachary Shrout

Preacher-man, Missionary, Independent Baptist, husband of @JLSFiction, 49ers fan, and player of any stringed instrument I can get my hands on.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

@JLSFiction @wife2sirhusband Note to self: buy more chocolates… 🍫

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

Your initial argument was "enforcing rules = ego". You shifted from that to "rules vary by manager and some are petty."

That is a textbook example of goal-post shifting.

You have left behind your claim (without evidence) that Aiyuk has been treated differently than others on the team... and are now reframing Shanahan's dealing without Aiyuk's knowing disregard for the known rules that are in place (whether people like them or not) as a "power trip in front of the media."

Is it your position that, if the media wasn't there, Shanahan wouldn't have made Aiyuk change to follow the rules? If so, do you have a basis for that claim? If not, "in front of the media" doesn't mean anything, and your claim is back to "enforcing rules = ego" again... goal post shifting.. again...

Aiyuk knew the rules, as did everyone else. Aiyuk was the only one that showed up out of uniform. Therefore Aiyuk was the only one who Shanahan approached and told to change back. Everyone else showed up dressed correctly. Aiyuk even had the black shorts he was supposed to wear with him... he changed right there on the field.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

No - this wasn't your point 5 minutes ago. 5 minutes ago you compared this to speeding tickets and dress code violations... which are rules... and you said that enforcing those rules would be petty.

Now you are goal-post shifting, and saying that the rules themselves are petty. This is an entirely different argument. It's also not based in fact - there is a reason that dress codes are so ubiquitous.

But then you also threw in a 3rd complaint at the end... with no evidence. BA with given different treatment than others? I am fairly sure I know where you are going, but I don't want to disprove what I *assume* you mean without allowing you to explain exactly what you mean first.

I get it dude... you are a Commanders fan, and want 2023 BA on your team. But you are really displaying your lack of knowledge in here today.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

The more you argue, the more of a hole you dig yourself. If you are not supposed to wear a certain color at your job, and you do, it doesn't matter how long you have been there, how good you are... you are violating the dress code, and that is a problem. Saying the manager is likely addressing that violation merely to please his own ego is quite the claim.

Yes - it would be dealt with... because everyone receiving equal treatment is bedrock to maintaining any sort of teamwork mentality... and that goes for bank tellers as well as pro athletes.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

@ImRantBurgundy @SulligentHUB Most jobs have some sort of dress code, dude. And failing to follow said dress code, in most jobs, gets you sent home to change. This is absolutely no different. Wild what people defend here. This is super simple.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

He was on time.

https://t.co/PF6TlrREhR

That gives you the schedule… Veterans reported on Friday, July 26th. First full practice was Saturday, July 27th.

Garoppolo was fully cleared to go for the July 27th practice. He reportedly moved well (wearing a knee brace), completed passes in team drills, and was described as healthy and ready. No contemporary reports mention him missing the report date, any required check-ins, or showing up late:

https://t.co/5XmpH1nhe4

He had been rehabbing at the 49ers’ facility and participating in the offseason program, with updates throughout spring/early summer showing steady progress. He was expected to be ready for camp and was:

https://t.co/0X1GXRgJ7a

There’s no public record or news coverage indicating Garoppolo was late or skipped required benchmarks in 2019 the way the original post seems to imply (unlike some holdout/contract situations in other years/players). He was present and practicing as anticipated for a player coming off a major injury.

By the way… I think if I was worth millions to my employer, they would be ***more*** adamant that I show up on time… not less. ;)

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

@Coach_Yac Disappointing.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

@DavidEdgington That was possibly the cringiest reply I have read today.

Why is it that people online… even those who claim to be pastors… immediately resort to grade school name calling instead of actually addressing the topic at hand? Do you find this approach God honoring?

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

Husbands… if you get advice like this, do not comply.

What is this…

[David D. Edgington @DavidEdgington]

Husbands if your Reviling Wife is *insisting* that you move out of your bed b/c she "doesn't feel safe" with you in the bed with her, do not comply. Speak to her kindly, yet firmly & say, "I am sleeping in my own bed. If you are uncomfortable, you are free to sleep elsewhere." Don't be a Cuck, men. She's just trying to control you & you are abdicating to her, rather than standing up to her like a man.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

@SulligentHUB @Ninercast I think this response broke my brain… I’m gonna have to chew this one over 🤯🤣🤣🤣

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

@RebelTweeter280 @SulligentHUB This is all possible, certainly. It’s speculative, but it’s not impossible.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

If there is anything that we learn in adult life, it is that it is almost never a 1-side issue. There is practically always two sides to the story… and you have fanboy cope goggles on if you actually believe that the 49ers have ZERO fault in the relationship souring.

I started and ended my statement by pointing out how foolish Aiyuk is being, and he certainly at this point has the lion’s share of the blame.

But you don’t have a grasp on the realities of life if you cannot see a messy contract extension for what it is.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

You are correct that the full amount gets split into two if they release him after June 1st. However:

1) Teams have to look at cap over multiple years, and a savings of $30 mil on the cap over two years is a huge deal

2) Even if you want to look at it in a more myopic “year by year” lens, 5% of the cap is also a huge savings

3) You are still arguing that a team saving 5% of cap space over two years is not a big deal. Thats nonsense.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

I get that you are a Commanders fan, and would love to see 2023 Aiyuk on the team you root for… but you have to recognize that you are coping hard when you think that $30 million *on the cap*… that’s 10% of the cap more or less… is not significant… when you in fact call this a nickel and dime affair. $30 mil of *cap space* is an enormous amount.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

@Seabiscuit_62 @SulligentHUB $30 mil is nickel and diming? I wish I lived in your world…

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

@Seabiscuit_62 @SulligentHUB You don’t think gaining $30 mil makes sense on the surface level when there is a salary cap and you are trying to pay people? Lol…

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

I'm not reaching - I am simply refusing the false choice that it's 100% one side or the other.

Aiyuk took his bag, then ghosted his rehab, skipped, obligations, and tanked his own value. That is a self inflicted disaster, and the main reason this is a mess. He deserves the bulk of the blame.

But acting like the from office handled the negotiation and relationship flawlessly (at the very least, pre-extension) is fanboy cope. Teams drag out talks, play hardball, and create resentment all the time - is it shocking this results in players acting out at times? The Deepwater analogy was imperfect on purpose (obviously not the same stakes), but the point stands: a big payout doesn't retroactively erase earlier friction.

Both sides contributed to the poison... Aiyuk simply drank the most. End of story. No need to pretend it's black-and-white.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

You understand how this doesn’t mean that the front office had no fault earlier on in the process… right?

Did BP and Transocean have any fault in the suffering the families of the 11 workers who were killed in Deepwater Horizon went through? But they paid each of them millions of dollars in settlements… so they treated them very well, right?

Obviously the situations here are vastly different… but what I am saying is that just because they gave him a massive payout, and rightly expect him to fulfill his end of the contract after the ink has been signed, doesn’t mean than they couldn’t have done a better job prior, during the negotiations.

I started my post off by putting blame on Aiyuk, and finished by calling what Aiyuk is doing a “footgun” - but because I am not willing to say that this years long falling out is 100% on 1 side, y’all are implying by your responses that I must think it’s 100% on the other side. Come on now…

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

@Mason__49 @SulligentHUB Yes he was, and yes he did. I’m not calling either statement into question. But the two facts you stated don’t actually change what I said in any meaningful way.

[Zachary Shrout @IemSparticus]

@Browser1972 @SulligentHUB You understand, do you not, that saying one side had some blame is not the same as saying one side had all the blame… yeah?