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polamalubeast
04-19-2016, 06:55 AM
The NFL is a 'what-have-you-done-for-me-lately' league. In regards to the Pittsburgh Steelers, what they've done lately is not have a losing season since 2003, been competitive every season, won double-digit games and made it to the playoffs the last two seasons.

When a team experiences this kind of success, there are people who get credit for the success, and maybe people who get overlooked. In Pittsburgh, count General Manager Kevin Colbert as someone who gets overlooked.




People love to bash Colbert. They discuss how he can't draft defensive players, yet ignore his incredible talent in drafting on the offensive side of the ball. They hate his draft picks, but don't complain when Antonio Brown and Kelvin Beachum become everyday starters on the team. In other words, with every GM there is good and bad when it comes to their line of work.

Coming off a 10 win season, making to the AFC Divisional round of the playoffs before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, most would expect Colbert to be ranked in the Top 10 of NFL GMs in the game today. Well, if you follow Rotoworld's yearly rankings of NFL GMs, you might be a bit surprised.

The author of these rankings, Patrick Daugherty, gives his reason for Colbert being ranked 13th among all 32 general managers:


13. Kevin Colbert, Steelers
Last Year's Ranking: 19

Is Kevin Colbert underrated or overrated? It can be hard to tell sometimes. Colbert has allowed the Steelers' once-proud defense to descend into mediocrity, and been amongst the worst in the NFL when it comes to managing the salary cap. He's also had only two coaches in 17 years, and overseen the construction of one of the league's most lethal offenses. Colbert is without peer when it comes to drafting wide receivers. The truth, then, must be somewhere in the middle. Colbert has to find a way to inject more talent into his defense, but still has a roster that hasn't had a losing season since 2003. It's possible Colbert has built a house of cards that will crumble any year now, but results are results. Colbert has continued to get them even in the face of glaring deficiencies. He needs to be better. He could also be a lot worse.



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fansince'76
04-19-2016, 07:39 AM
Rotoworld = bloggers who live in their mothers' basements. Don't think so? This is the Patrick Daugherty named in the BTSC piece above and his LinkedIn profile:

https://media.licdn.com/media/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAJoAAAAJGY4NDhmMmQ5LTBjNjUtNDc3MC05ZT E0LTVjMDhhODA3MzZlOQ.jpg

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-daugherty-43878629

And exactly how seriously am I supposed to take a guy who doesn't know that Omar Khan is the Steelers' cap guy, not Colbert?

tube517
04-19-2016, 09:28 AM
Rotoworld = bloggers who live in their mothers' basements. Don't think so? This is the Patrick Daugherty named in the BTSC piece above and his LinkedIn profile:

https://media.licdn.com/media/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAJoAAAAJGY4NDhmMmQ5LTBjNjUtNDc3MC05ZT E0LTVjMDhhODA3MzZlOQ.jpg

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-daugherty-43878629

And exactly how seriously am I supposed to take a guy who doesn't know that Omar Khan is the Steelers' cap guy, not Colbert?

Why is Bellicheat writing for BTSC?


http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/510/603/c1ef5d7ad8b5b015fe61d95c71d344e2_crop_north.jpg?w= 759&h=506&q=75