Bullpen- I agree, they probably did wear down a little.  A couple of the guys pitched way over their heads in the first half, though, (Franklinstein, I'm looking at you) and were due for a little bit of a comedown.  Plus, by the time the pen really had a rough patch, the season was pretty much done anyhow, and I think there may have been a little bit of a letdown factor there too.  

Wood and Prior- I wouldn't have a huge problem with the Cards offering either one of them an insignificant deal.  Bring in Wood, install him in the pen, and see if he can handle that workload.  Prior would be OK on a minor league deal.  I don't expect him to be good again; too many injuries and bad mechanics, but I think it would be worth a shot.  You don't have much of anything to lose with the guy.  

Rolen at 2- it's an interesting idea, and, surprisingly, one that I have no real feelings on one way or the other.  

the Central- No, it won't be this bad for very long, I don't think.  You're finally seeing the doormats of the division, (Pirates, Reds) starting to put together some pretty good young talent bases, and the Brewers have already got their base.  2009, this division looks like a potential monster.  I hope the Cardinals don't get eaten.  

1.  Albert was cemented in the 3 hole b/c you always want your best hitter to hit in the first inning.  It wouldn't have mattered where else he would have hit b/c there was no one to protect him, with the exception of Duncan before August started.  The problem there wasn't with where Pujols was hitting, it was with the other guys around him not being very good.
2.  I think that there was some regression out there, but I think tiredness had a big part in the situation too.  Pitching out of the 'pen wears you down in different ways than starting does, and having to pitch almost every day is kind of rough on bullpen guys.
3.  Prior is done.  Even if he does get healthy enough to throw again, it's likely he won't be throwing mid-90s anytime soon.
4.  Hitting Rolen in the 2 hole isn't a bad idea at all.  It all depends on what the makeup of the team is next year.  If Duncan and Rolen are  healthy, I think a 234 of Rolen-Pujols-Duncan looks pretty fearsome.  It would be interesting to see if Tony/New Manager would be willing to try it out.
5.  I have to agree with you on this one.  The Brewers's position players are frighteningly good in my mind.  It's the pitching staff that's the question mark for them.  Sheets is turning into their Mark Prior ("wait 'til he's back, then we'll show you!").  Capuano had a wretched year.  Gallardo is promising though.  I think the Crew will be a force to be reckoned with for several years to come.

Rolen in the 2 spot sounds like a good idea to me.  Even in 2005, when he was back, but had no power, he was a very good singles hitter.  If the power never comes back, his days of being a 4-5 hitter may be done, but he can still put the bat on the ball and probably knock 10 or so HRs out a year, which sounds pretty good for a 2 hitter.

I also agree on #5.  I think the Cardinals, by 2009, will be much improved over this last campaign.  The Brewers are already good, and with experience and more pitching, they'll only get better.  I don't expect the Cubs to stop spending money anytime soon, and even if they do, their list of all-star calibre players ensures them, even in a bad year, to be in sniffing distance of .500.  Cincy seems to get enough talent to come up and scare everyone about every 3-4 years.

Houston is on the downslope and Pittsburgh, with their current GM, I would expect to still suck, pretty much.  The other four teams all have a reasonable shot in 2008 and 2009 though.