You blew up picks before they did? You mean like Polamalu?
The Draft isn't all science, if it was there would be All Pro's at every major position on the team, on every team. It's a crap shoot when it comes down to parameters. You better get it right in the 1st round and that player better be good for a long time. 2nd round, player should be one that has immediate team impact. 3rd, round player takes some seasoning depending on the position. Everything else is either being shrewed with evaluations or luck. KC has done well. Steelers have done well with their 1st and 2nd, aside from the Alonzo Jacksons,Colcloughs and Sweed. What has made Colbert pretty successful is some of his FA signings. Jeff Hartings, Potsie Farrior, Kimo, Ryan Clark.
Mendenhall was a good pick at the time. His longevity was impacted by his desire to play. Can't fault Colbert on that. He was productive when here, but after the tweeting incident, his fire seemed to dwindle in being a football player. Mundy was a solid Special Teamer when he was here for several years. Can't ask for much more from a late 6th.
You say 2008 was bad, I give you a worse draft.... the year after. Ziggy couldn't fit in as a 5 technique, Wallace, while gave us splash plays was and still is a one trick pony. Lewis disppointed me the most, I was hoping he stay, but he let it be known early he wanted to play near his home state, even though Ike Taylor was there to tell he was better off in Pitt.
I say years, plural. meaning more than a couple. Maybe you are being lumped in with another poster from many years ago with the same name. Late 90's and early 2000s was a gentleman who had your idealogy....Always saying in hindsight your "point" is right, but never giving any proof to it.
In anycase, to answer your question...KC, I think has done a wonderful job with the Steelers. He's from Pittsburgh so he doesn't want to go anywhere and i feel he has done just as good a job as some of the great GMs. But to get in the HOF, you need longevity...a'la Bill Polian, 18 years isn't a long time, by those standards. There are others who are deserving but are still not in. So KC needs more time performing if his legacy is HOF bound.
Edit: You pan on Pouncey's off the field stuff? You mean the Free Hernandez hat issue? He apologized for it. His brother has not. It was part of the UF culture and for all he knew he was protecting his bud. Stupid, but he owned up to it and apologized. Only you would pan a guy who has been injured,. But he has been injured severely twice. He missed 3 (THREE) games in his first 3 years in the league....3 friggin games. Year four in 2014, he tore his ACL because of DeCastro blocked into him. You are panning him for that? His second injury was a broken leg...fibula?....by I think Clinton-Dix during a preseason game. He was supposed to be back, but developed big time infection from the surgery,and then had several more surgeries to help resolve that. You panning him for that? Each year he wasn't injured he has made the pro-bowl, which is somewhat fluff for the skill positions, but not for the linemen and D backers.
His expensive contract....he is a perennial pro-bowler....should be considered All-Pro. Who are better than him and tell me their contract numbers. Yeah it WAS expensive, but now his contract is a bargain for the pivot on the line. DeCastro has a pretty hefty contract.....you feel the need to pan him?
Timmons our best player for 2 years out of 10 years he played in Pitt? He was our best ILB until Shazier was drafted. You are delusional. How many years did he lead the team in tackles?
Davis...lets leave it alone. You have made a mockery of yourself already with him.
And KC gives out camp invites upon recommendations, not roster spots, Tomlin identifies what players are staying on the roster.
