Analyzing Mike Shanahan at the Midway Point

[over the mountain]

I also give MS a B.

Alot of callers and posters talk about how he did nothing to upgrade the o line and it doesnt matter who you put back there if you dont have an o line.

these people, atleast the ones i hear who have time to sit around and call in on radio shows during the day, are so damn unrealistic and impatient.

he drafted trent with the 1st and took a gamble with a former pro-bowler who was coming off an injury that i dont think anyone had a real concrete answer to his recovery time. if our o line depth wasnt so bad i dont think Shanny and Allen make the move for brown but given the cards they were holding i think they felt like they had to take some kind of calculated risk/gamble.

also while it was hard to let go of guys like rock, betts, etc it was something that had to be done to make room for some younger hungry guys like torain and williams. if we had kept rock and betts, i dont think torain or williams takes a snap yet this year.

I am also impressed with the way the FO is watching and playing the avail players out there during the season. Shanny constantly talks aobut always looking to upgrade talent and im gald they put in alot of work finding some diamond in the rough. Banks, torain particularly.

Shanny has the personality to seemingly keep the DS in the owners box too.