ODB Mailbag - Football Stretch Run Edition: Answered

yourbearman: What was up with Shapen?

pbpope: He was definitely off. We were wondering in the pre-show for the podcast if maybe he was one of those affected by the flu? Have zero info on that, though. I will say, I was impressed that he didn’t let his inaccuracy conflate into a full-blown confidence shaker. He stepped up and delivered an absolutely massive throw to Hal Presley on a 3rd-and-6 with the game on the line.

BNT: As Peter said, could have been recovering from the flu. Could have been the wind, which was pretty bad. Could have just had an off day, which happens to all athletes from time to time. Regardless, he overcame and buckled down leading us to victory making the plays at key…