Can I go back to Safari 5.0.X in Lion?

My job relies on me being able to use a website that opens .pdf files directly in the browser. Adobe (as most of us are aware) has released a statement indicating that Safari 5.1 is essentially incompatible with certain aspects of the Adobe Reader Plugin as stated here:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/908/cpsid_90885.html
Is it possible to "downgrade" to Safari 5.0 while still running OS X Lion (I just purchased a new MacBook Air). If not can anyone think of a viable workaround?
Thanks!

>> ... I'm pretty sure downgrading from Safari 5 would require reverting to Snow Leopard.
Hey - don't slam Snow! (grin) MY 17" MacBook Pro was manufactured just about three months before the "cutoff" system specs that the new OS X requires (I'm a measley 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo).
I originally thought I would be irritated - but after thinking about it, these past 5 years have been the most productive and wonderful in my 25+ years' involvement in personal computing. I mean, no other single machine has lasted FIVE+ years and treated me so well.
And this current problem? An Adobe problem - not an Apple problem.
Clint Bradford
Mira Loma CA

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