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Omar Khan Complaint Thread

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Formerscribe, Nov 12, 2025.

  1. james weyandt

    james weyandt Well-Known Member

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    Khan is making some good DRAFT choices ---I have no complaints except signing old people to play a young man's game..
     
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  2. Formerscribe

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    His offense supported two receivers in Tennessee just fine in 2020, and that was a run-heavy version of his offense with Henry carrying the load. The current offense would have more room to get the receivers targets because they don't have a true lead back. If Smith wouldn't be capable of adjusting to having a pair of stud receivers, he should be fired.
     
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  3. forgotten1

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    Titans Oline were mostly 8-10 yr vets in 2020
     
  4. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Henry being the key difference there. 2,000 yard rusher, #2 ground game in the league. I like Warren but hes no where near Henrys level.

    Another big difference is that Titans team had a heavy dose of intermediate passes to the MOF, a staple of Smiths offense and something Tomlin clearly doesnt employ.

    Tannenhill > then old Rodgers. He played at a very high level that year.
     
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  5. Karl

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    Omar has been pretty mediocre and at times downright terrible.

    This would the offseason to prove the critics wrong. I can certainly applaud him if he does just that.
    He has a long list of to-do's. I don't envy that job.
     
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  6. Brice

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    No complaints about WR #2 for the past 2 years???

    And the fact that our last 2 years worth of 3rd round picks are inactive on game day?
     
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  7. james weyandt

    james weyandt Well-Known Member

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    some- --not all good -- think of the good ones first -then the bad--And yes, we need to draft WR -QB -more WR Till we get some good ones:thumbs up:
     
  8. Formerscribe

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    I missed this at the time. My point was always that they would have to adapt the offense. Just because Tomlin doesn't do it doesn't mean he is right to keep them from doing it.
     
  9. Thor

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    What would be really refreshing is for Tomlin to let his coordinator...well, coordinate.
     
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  10. Steelersfan43

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  11. biggbunch68

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    Personally i dont have much faith in Kahn..
     
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  12. Joel Buchsbaum

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    I think Khan has been say B- on draft picks
    A- on trades
    C+ on cap management

    BUT, he also got grade C coaching of the players. That is not his doing.
     
  13. Karl

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    Personally, I would have fired him 5 minutes after Tomlin resigned.
    Reasons?
    - If he let Mike Tomlin make bad decisions for getting older players, that's reason alone.
    - If He allowed that coaching staff to remain stagnant as it has, without establishing that being a problem, fired.
    - His trades. A good one, a poor one... so-so.
    - Free Agency - He's known around the league as a cheapskate. If he was limiting Tomlin to those old useless solutions = fired.
    - Cap - He's obviously terrible at it. If he cannot come to the table and make such an offering such as (maybe 2 years ago) Cam Heyward wants this huge contract he's past 30, we can get a draft pick or two for him and get younger 1st contract guys looking to make a name. = Fired.

    A GM's job is not to just do what he's told, he manages a team.
    Some are good, some are bad. I rate him mediocre.
    It scares the hell out of me that he is in on the coach search.
     
  14. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    I’ve stated my preference for moving to Weidl as the sole GM but it’s fair to Khan to see if things look different with Tomlin out of the picture. See if there is noticeable difference in the types of players they target in the draft and free agency. I definitely think we will see that with FA moves, the draft is more of a collaboration that includes many people. I think we already started seeing a shift in that anyway. Before Khan, players targeted were very athletic centric, guys with high SPARQ scores. I think thats a big reason the last two drafts have gone well, went back to looking for football players, not athletic warriors.
     
  15. Blast Furnace

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  16. ljkjr74

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    That was the problem all along. Mediocrity on the whole staff including the Rooney’s. That front office needs to snap out of this situation or we will be at zero again. Keeping a coach for 19 years ridiculous.
     
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  17. Karl

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    Omar Khan is a mediocre GM at best.
    If one were to believe that Mike Tomlin pulled all the strings on all the player acquisitions, that make him even more mediocre.
    The Drafts, I can't see why anyone thinks they are good.
    - They never barter position to grab players to impact the game
    - They are straight down the line, pick for positions
    - A lot of blue-collar players.
    - Boring.

    He has picked along the lines of scrimmage but not really good players.
    The complete ignorance on the WR need is mind boggling. Roman Wilson?

    On the good side, those drafts aren't horrible. They just seem like value is jumbled all up... could have traded down and still got the player, for example.

    This year, there is no escape. He will be on full spotlight. Tomlin is not in the equation anymore.
    QB and WR are glaring, I mean solar flare intensity weak spots. QB is of course the heartbeat of an offense.
    And oh, by the way, you need to fix the cap and replace some of those players you're going to lose.
    And that new Head Coach that Mr. Rooney just invested in and his staff, they didn't come here to lose.

    I'm all for it if Omar pulls off a 180 turnaround.
    It is possible that better coaching gets more out of the player by playing to their skills and designing Offenses and Defenses that are effective.
    So for now, the score is reset to base for me. I am willing to witness a stroke of genius. I welcome it.
    But pull off the same nonsense and I can't speak for Art II but if I were him, Omar is thrown out of his office with his belongings and escorted off the property by week 4.

    My best advice to Omar would be:
    - Hire the best available. (I like the duo from the Rams)
    - Make sure the OC and DC are top notch.
    - Work with these coaches to find players that ADD VALUE to the offense and defense.
    - Year 1 may not be pretty but promise can be found in it if the effort is there. (QB is not an easy minus to overcome)
    - Good luck. I am actually rooting for a good outcome.
     
  18. Joel Buchsbaum

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    Me too. Look -- Khan drafted Pickett, did not trade up to get Nix, passed on Dart , and passed on Sam Darnold as a free agent ( I hear the Steelers only offered him a 2-3 year deal ) and signed old man Rodgers because no one else wanted him. He looks very bad right now...


    That's one swing and a miss of the first round pick in the draft and three called strikes.


    He should be out. And let's not forget the Dotson and he Pickens trades. Let's not forget , paying a small mint to acquire DK who should focus on his hands to catch the ball, not firstacuffs. Want more? Sure, how about overpaying for various players in free agency.


    -JB
     
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  19. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Khan did not draft Pickett. Colbert was the GM. That was his great parting gift to the team.
     
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  20. jeh1856

    jeh1856 We want in so we can bark to go out again

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    Wrong

    Again

    :facepalm:
     
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  21. SteelLion69

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    Omar Khan, as GM, has now presided over the hiring of a Head Coach. I don't know whether he had the final say or convinced the weakling owner, but this is his coaching hire. Next, he gets to find a QB.

    Khan is now on the judgment clock. These are his acquisitions. If this goes awry and becomes toxic, and there's a potential for that to happen, this is on him.

    Free passes are over.
     
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  22. Karl

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    Let's not give a Omar Khan a free pass on those drafts.
    Omar has worked personnel for quite some time and has been involved in the draft process.
    It is a weighted decision, I would agree.
    But he worked with Colbert on that draft as it was being handed to him.

    Now he has hired Mike McCarthy.
    I would agree this is probably the safest decision but like many, it doesn't reflect a lot of change.
    Now I would think and add, I think McCarthy will not let him cheap out and I think he will most definitely have players in the draft he feels he needs to make his offense work.
    Omar is in the chair of judgement. I'm sure he knows the spotlight is on him.
    I am all for him proving doubters wrong.

    EDIT.... sat right there thinking McCarthy and typed Holgren.... in hindsight, they are kind of same... slightly. No excuses. lol.
     
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  23. Steelersfan43

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    Mike McCarthy not Holmgren!
     
  24. Karl

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    LOL!!! I did that twice!
    Sat right there thinking McCarthy.... :lolol:
     
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  25. Ytownsteeler

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    Dont forget our bust running back we got from Iowa. Not getting a second wr in the past two season is ground for his dismissal alone. Everyone doubled DK this year and pickett last year and eliminated our chance at throwing the ball to a wr. Also, how many o lineman has he whiffed on. He stinks. If your cleaning the toilet, flush the crap down first and then proceed to clean it.
     
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