j_y19
ESPN Cast Off
bottom line shanny could have made any call he wanted and he did
the rest is grassy knoll speculation
You are right. Shanahan could have and, in hindsight, should have. That's one of the reasons he is no longer here. That still doesn't absolve Robert for using the press to try and pressure Shanahan into starting him. He did. I heard it and it was blatantly clear what he was doing and why. He basically called Shanahan out and would make him look like a liar if he didn't start him. It was an immature and self serving move. Oh, and he wasn't ready. Physically, maybe. Mentally, without any practice, he was way out of sync. But he got what he wanted, he can be mentioned with AP in terms of recovery from a devastating injury.