Analyzing Mike Shanahan at the Midway Point

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It's going to take time, VC left the place in such a mess and this is a rebuilding year (let's be honest). To be at .500 midway through the season is a hell of an accomplishment.
QB is unsettled but DMac is as good a stopgap as any and to be realistic, he was either going to show that he had what it took or he didn't, either way it would give the team some time to develop w/o the QB position being the focal point. IMO, we need to draft a QB fairly high to either start next year or 2012 at the latest.
OL is pretty much in shambles -- Trent Williams is a beast and I am hoping he avoids any injuries because we will need him. All the other guys are backup guys IMO and we have to invest some serious money/draft picks on the offensive trenches.
WR is also in shambles -- Santana is pretty good no matter who is throwing to him, Anthony Armstrong still has a lot to prove and it is pretty disgraceful that Roydell Williams and Joey Galloway are our 3rd and 4th. Again, they are stop gaps and we need to spend some money/draft picks on WR. I would like to see KS get Banks involved a little more offensively b/c that guy is dangerous in space.
RB is okay b/c Portis should be back but is no longer the #1 and should split time with Torain.
TE is okay b/c Cooley is a beast and hopefully Fred Davis regains some form. I'm surprised at his lack of production given that by all accounts he had had a phenomenal training camp.

On the defensive side:
DL is looking okay, still not sure about the switch to the 3-4 but it hasn't been disastrous though were are still giving up a ton of yardage.
LB is okay, Fletch is bionic, I don't know how that guy does it and Rak is a monster. Other than that, Rocky is okay, Alexander is pretty decent, so LB should be set for a few years.
CB is where I am worried, DHall is leading the league in INTs I believe? but the cover situation is tough to consider. We have been torched, just torched by top flight WRs (Andre + Calvin Johnson) so I really think the secondary has to be solidified.
FS/SS (see CB)

Overall, the whole team is okay which is good given last year's debacle. Lots of building to do but I feel as though Shanny has the team headed in a good direction. 2 more years in my opinion combined with avoiding any serious setbacks and I could see this team in the Superbowl.