Jets to interview Omar Khan

[Steelers>NFL]

He'll use this interview to get a raise from the Steelers. The Jets are a big MESS right now.

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

Originally Posted by OX1947

My reaction if Omar signs with the Jets:

Great reaction, but he is gone.

[Atlanta Dan]

Originally Posted by steelfury02

when it rains, it pours

we couldn't go ALL this time without some changes happening - if he leaves, so be it

I've endured a few bad seasons in a row before, I could do it again - just have to re-adjust my expectations

Khan is a cap wizard but kicking the can down the road to keep aging talent is not going to work for much longer

I would feel better if a good draft clearly happened. The 1998-2000 seasons were grim times but the 1998 (Faneca, Hines, Townsend) and 1999 (Porter, Aaron Smith) draft put down the foundation for later success.

[tony hipchest]

Originally Posted by SteelersCanada

Please don't leave. I'd rather have Colbert go and promote Khan than have him be in the same organization as Rex Ryan for god sake. He's gotta balance our cap situation this offseason or we're in serious shit.

he cant replace colbert (who is one of the best in the business just like kahn is).

they do 2 completely different jobs. colbert scouts and evaluates talent. kahn pushes paper and phones and is a money man negotiator.

[steelfury02]

Originally Posted by Atlanta Dan

Khan is a cap wizard but kicking the can down the road to keep aging talent is not going to work for much longer

I would feel better if a good draft clearly happened. The 1998-2000 seasons were grim times but the 1998 (Faneca, Hines, Townsend) and 1999 (Porter, Aaron Smith) draft put down the foundation for later success.

I agree with that - hoping we already have someone though that can contribute in a big way like those names, someone that hasn't emerged yet out of the past couple of drafts.

[OX1947]

Originally Posted by El-Gonzo Jackson

Great reaction, but he is gone.

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[OliverPoop]

Originally Posted by tony hipchest

he cant replace colbert (who is one of the best in the business just like kahn is).

they do 2 completely different jobs. colbert scouts and evaluates talent. kahn pushes paper and phones and is a money man negotiator.

Colbert one of the best GM's in the business? Crack pipe down please. Average at best.

[tony hipchest]

Originally Posted by OliverPoop

Colbert one of the best GM's in the business? Crack pipe down please. Average at best.

care to point all the other longer tenured GMs/Director of pro personell/ Director of Operations with better track records?

maybe ozzie newsome comes close. scott piolli won 3 sb's but that was mostly luck with brady and having belichick calling the shots. patriots have been fine w/o him (mostly with free agents). pioli has sucked since.

who else? dimitrov?

former professionals and colleagues such as bill cowher, pat kirwan and gil brandt regard colbert as one of the best in the biz.

message board jockeys regard him as "average".

[teegre]

Originally Posted by OliverPoop

Colbert one of the best GM's in the business? Crack pipe down please. Average at best.

Scroll down eight posts, and read my response there.

http://forums.steelersfever.com/showthread.php?t=95691

[OliverPoop]

Originally Posted by teegre

Scroll down eight posts, and read my response there.

http://forums.steelersfever.com/showthread.php?t=95691

And to you I say put down the crack pipe and the bong.