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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I don't think AA is perfect but he got this team back to the playoffs. What bugs me about it is what caused this. Ego. Nothing more. Control and ego.
Nothing good ever happens when that is the fuel.
They had so much momentum built up and good will from a fun season - and a great deal of that has been erased instantly.
Why?
Because of one man's huge ego.
Dumb, stupid and dumb.
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I think Shapiro's ego definitely has something to do with, but I think a bigger part is Rogers. I would bet AA had a talk with Rogers about next year and going forward and he didn't like what he heard about the payroll. You could tell he wasn't happy last week when someone asked him about payroll and he flat out told them that was out of his control and they'd have to ask Rogers that question.
After showing what he can do with some resources, probably wasn't a fan of being told he was going to given the resources to finish what he started. He's now in a position of strength with other opportunities and decided to leave before the Shine starts to wear off him when he's back to being budget constrained.
All my opinion of course, but it's consistent with past actions and the constant frugality of Rogers being brought up in the US media that isn't bitting the hand that feeds them.