So FidoSysOp, I would still like more details on what is missing or wrong... meta data is too generic...
is the title tag right? the canonical url? the meta description? the keywords? other?
When I run wp seo and simple press (yes, test them all the time), the above works just fine... you can see Ike's link and others here (like https://simple-press.com/suppo.....ate-titles) that show you couple tricks to get thing workings...
If I know what you think is wrong, I can be more specific...
Also, keep in mind that your theme could be at work here too... Unfortunately, your wp theme and multiple wp plugins (ie wp seo, simple press, jetpack, etc) may all be 'competing' to control the head tags...
if in doubt, might be useful test to run with default wp theme, wp seo and simple press and see if same answer...