Analyzing Mike Shanahan at the Midway Point

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C, the jury is still deliberating. The team still have some of the same problems as last year; weak offensive line with thin backups, poor third down conversions, poor defense on third and fourth down situations and sporadic offense. Is Shanahan completely to blame? I would say NO. He inherited a dysfunctional team and is doing a fair job to turn it around, BUT I have to question his methods. What little talent and team unity is being completely torn down by some of these head scratching soap-operas. The decision to keep Larry Johnson, Willie Parker through training camp as competition for Clinton Portis and then eventually letting Johnson and Parker go, is a head scratcher. Starting Joey Galloway and releasing Devin Thomas, is a head scratcher. Starting Kory Lichtensteiger over Derrick Dockery, is a head scratcher. The whole fiasco with Albert Haynesworth, is a head scratcher. The handling of Donovan McNabb is the biggest head scratcher of all. What coach in his right mind sits down his healthy starting quarterback when the game can be won. I don't care how bad of a game he is having. Would the Colts sit Manning, would the Patriots sit Brady, would the Chargers sit Rivers...hell no. I'm starting to see why the fans in Denver turned on him!