Here are the pic. Hope you can see what I see. First one is with the drip pan positioned in the center.
Second picture is when I slide to the right. There is actually 3/4" from center
Same when pushed to the left of center.
With drip tray pushed to farthest left this is what you see when you look down the right edge. Note that the open slots in the lower baffle are now exposed to the drippings off the pan. This is not so when the drip pan is centered.
Then I looked at the bottom of the drip pan flavorizer and it suggests to me that I did not have it centered when the fire occurred. So my fault! But Memphis might want to look at that and if not making a change, at least warn users to center the drip pan before a cook. What do you think?