Welcome, Spencerhead. I admire your impassioned resolve for sobriety. I've learned to take the good and leave the confusing behind from many forms of recovery; AA, CBT, SMART, AVRT. I do that by focusing on recovery, rather than the program. It works for me. And I am definitely a pig-headed non-conformist when it comes to any type of structured program. My advice is to make your recovery your own. I think that's why SR is so appealing to me. I get to read and share the pros and cons of this and other programs, and expand my resource base for recovery.
This is the philosophy that has caused me to be almost a year sober (in one week), which is far more than I can say of the previous 26 yrs, when I focused solely on AA. Like you, I found parts of the program confusing, and found a multitude of interpretations.
Bottom line, I don't want a program, I just want sobriety, recovery, and a fulfilling life. I am finally on the path to that, and the common denominator is SR. Welcome.