Steelers dysfunction: How much blame do GMs Kevin Colbert, Omar Khan deserve for poor roster?
In his weekly YouTube appearance, Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise joins host Adam Bittner to discuss the roles of current general manager Omar Khan and former GM Kevin Colbert in the Steelers' recent struggles. Should they share some blame with coach Mike Tomlin? Should three years of ugly NFL draft results from 2020-22 stain Colbert's legacy in Pittsburgh? Did Khan do as well in free agency this year as many people believed? And was it ever reasonable to expect a roster with only few contributors from three years worth of drafts -- a small group that includes Alex Highsmith, George Pickens and Kenny Pickett -- to be of playoff caliber? Our duo tackles those topics as well as the Pirates signings of Martin Perez and Andrew McCutchen; Penn State coach James Franklin's hiring of former Indiana coach Tom Allen as defensive coordinator; and Riverhounds SC's prominent role in the growing fissures between MLS and the USL Championship regarding the future of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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In his weekly YouTube appearance, Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise joins host Adam Bittner to discuss the roles of current general manager Omar Khan and former GM Kevin Colbert in the Steelers' recent struggles. Should they share some blame with coach Mike Tomlin? Should three years of ugly NFL draft results from 2020-22 stain Colbert's legacy in Pittsburgh? Did Khan do as well in free agency this year as many people believed? And was it ever reasonable to expect a roster with only few contributors from three years worth of drafts -- a small group that includes Alex Highsmith, George Pickens and Kenny Pickett -- to be of playoff caliber?
Our duo tackles those topics as well as the Pirates signings of Martin Perez and Andrew McCutchen; Penn State coach James Franklin's hiring of former Indiana coach Tom Allen as defensive coordinator; and Riverhounds SC's prominent role in the growing fissures between MLS and the USL Championship regarding the future of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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