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He said that the decision to leave Chryst in "was above my pay grade" and that we would hear Shaw address it in his press conference on Tuesday.  I presume this was an answer he discussed with Shaw in advance and it wasn't just Bloomgren passing the buck up the ladder to his boss. 

But on the other hand he did not exactly defend Chryst nor did he enthusiastically endorse his boss's decision. 

[81alum]

He said that the decision to leave Chryst in "was above my pay grade" and that we would hear Shaw address it in his press conference on Tuesday.  I presume this was an answer he discussed with Shaw in advance and it wasn't just Bloomgren passing the buck up the ladder to his boss. 

But on the other hand he did not exactly defend Chryst nor did he enthusiastically endorse his boss's decision.