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stillers4me
02-01-2011, 05:58 AM
Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert talked extensively Monday about a number of subject, including the job Mike Tomlin has done, the support the Steelers have shown Ben Roethlisberger and the decision to keep defensive end Aaron Smith on the roster. Here is his Q&A from Monday.

Q: Do you hate as a guy who collects talent to lose a fourth-round pick in Thaddeus Gibson because you kept Aaron Smith on the roster.
A: “When anybody claims one of your players that you wanted to keep in the fold some way, somehow, sure you’re always disappointed but you understand that can happen and those are risks that you have to take. A guy like Aaron Smith being on the roster, it’s very important even if he doesn’t (play in the Super Bowl) because you had to keep alive that possibility because he is that important.”

Q: How happy are you with how rookies have come through this year?
A: “We always judge a rookie class by where we are and to this point we’re as far as we can be. If they help us win a Super Bowl great and that’s the only way you judge any class of player, be it draftees or college free agents or unrestricted free agents.”

Q: Did the class as a whole exceed your expectations?
A: “No, we don’t have a crystal ball when we take a group of guys and put them together. You hope for the best results and we’ve gone pretty far with this group. We hope the journey’s not over. That, to me, is how you decide the worth of any group of players, is the end result.”

Q: Did you draft Emmanuel Sanders and/or Antonio Brown because Santonio Holmes had been traded?
A: “We never draft for need. Obviously we didn’t have the same group of players that we had from the previous season so if there’s a guy available that fits an area you might be looking at, sure you take him. When we took Emmanuel Sanders we felt better about that position. As the draft moved on we addressed some other things and when a guy like Antonio was still available he was too good to pass up.”.................

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