Colbert, perfect man for the job

it's well known and by his own admission that he had very little to do with picking ben that year , but hey if he wants to take credit for it now, so be it. yes he and cowher built a winner and he also was in charge since we have taken the step backwards too. it's a two way street. I've also had to watch said qb get pummeled for years while he puts band-aids on the problem. if he's proud of 40+ sacks a year on a franchise qb , who am I to say any different. cowher was great too, he went to two SB's and it only took him 14 years to win it. that might not be bad in another city, but after chaz it doesn't fly well around here. you can put him on a pedestal all day, but I've seen us decline without new blood to take over and that's not something I have grown used to in my 54 years of steeler football standards.

 

none taken my brutha.

 

But his picks are not as good as they used to be. He picked Troy, Ben, Heath as consecutive 1st round picks - amazing. Can't say that about his 1st round picks since.

 

We're lucky to have a GM at the helm that's been involved with this team for over a decade.

I think his adjustment to a new coach/approach has been the biggest challenge and that's understandable. Through it all, ups and downs, this guy is steady and knows the overall picture.

For me, Colbert is another one that I would like to be a lifer. He is an integral part of the machine and you know it.
IMO

 

Greatest thing since sliced bread. LOL

 

we need to keep him he does a great job.... look at the last guy we ran out of town... do the initials BA ring a bell... hes done pretty well since we ran him out.. a lot better in the past 2 years than the steelers have done without him

HINES

 

Colbert fell into one of the best grounded teams he could have landed with. that has a lot to do with his success, make no mistake about that.

I still think the power struggle between donahoe and cowher led to Colbert falling in with a guy that could draft and evaluate players, pretty well. not to mention the knowledge of the owners. as I've always said, he and cowher are a lot better talent evaluators than Colbert and tomlin. the only position being qb for cowher and it was more of him undervaluing them as important. he was a defensive run the ball coach. he did very well in picking those positions for the most part. he could build a defense.

since Colbert has been without cowher, it's just never been as good. is that because of cowhers input to make him look better than he was or the lack of tomlin to take that over and Colbert more in charge. the visions just don't seem as clear with these two. we will see though. the rebuild has begun.