It’s officially public, Carolina expected to go after Kevin Colbert

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, rodeo said:

oh i see they just called the job director of football operations instead of GM. thanks for that info.

so yeah he basically built the modern steelers franchise. it's funny Richardson wanted to model us after the Steelers but now we might get the guy who modeled the Steelers

Literally.

I've read up on Colbert. Their current scouting and draft apparatus?  All his handiwork. The well oiled personnel machine that allows the Steelers to just plug and play? He's the architect.

Unfortunately, when the minority owners (likely Tepper, and possibly Colbert) organized against Mike Tomlin a few years back, it backfired. Tomlin is said to now be more powerful in Pittsburgh than ever. And Colbert is considered to be "on the hot seat" if you can believe that.

Throw in that the Steelers last year offered to extend him, and he turned it down.

His contract right now runs through the 2020 draft and after that he's a free agent. And yeah, it's possible the Steevers could decide to part ways with him before that.

Luckily, there's another NFL owner who is friends with him and holds a great deal of respect for him.

Hope you guess his name.

[philit99]

19 minutes ago, Moo Daeng said:

Nothing new here. It just restates what we already knew  maybe more likely now that change is happening.

Let’s just say this may have been discussed in the Allpro section for a little bit. Since there was an article I thought I’d share.

[TheRumGone]

9 minutes ago, WoahW said:

You mean the guy who took LB’ers like four straight years in round 1? Yeah nah I’m good 

bud Dupree and Jarvis Jones are OLB’s in a 3-4 and he picked shazier. Those were the 3 straight years. Then got tj watt years later and a safety last year.

jones is a massive bust, bud Dupree is solid and we all know how good shazier was until the injury. 
 

he knows how to build the trenches but also draft playmakers (Big Ben, ju ju, AB)I would say his biggest deficiency is drafting corners, recently anyway.

he would be a very good hire imo

[Mage]

OMG YES

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, TheRumGone said:

bud Dupree and Jarvis Jones are OLB’s in a 3-4 and he picked shazier. Those were the 3 straight years. Then got tj watt years later and a safety last year.

jones is a massive bust, bud Dupree is solid and we all know how good shazier was until the injury. 
 

he knows how to build the trenches but also draft playmakers (Big Ben, ju ju, AB)I would say his biggest deficiency is drafting corners, recently anyway.

he would be a very good hire imo

Sure as hell can't argue with the results.

[MVPccaffrey]

If he's so good why would the Steelers let us have him?

[TheRumGone]

1 minute ago, MVPccaffrey said:

If he's so good why would the Steelers let us have him?

He declined his extension with them

[NanuqoftheNorth]

Just now, MVPccaffrey said:

If he's so good why would the Steelers let us have him?

Steelers tried to sign him to a new contract, he turned them down.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, MVPccaffrey said:

If he's so good why would the Steelers let us have him?

Because apparently he and Mike Tomlin might not play so nice together.

He's no longer under contract after the coming draft, so unless he signs an extension the Steelers have no say.

[PhillyB]

this would be fuging amazing

[GoPanthers123]

27 minutes ago, rodeo said:

their record under his 9 years as GM are:

12-4

12-4

8-8

8-8

11-5

10-6

11-5

13-3

9-6-1

7-5 (this year so far)

Yes please!  This would be the move to put us on track.

[Chief Keek]

I'll take it!

[jumpman910]

Is he the one that pulled the trigger on that Minkah deal?

Many here lambasted them for what they gave up(IMO was a touch much) but that move turned their season around and salvaged what was looking like a top 5 pick to Miami. 

[jb2288]

Huge. Tepper also seems like the kind of guy to play these things very close... which makes me feel if its coming out already it's possibly already done