WILL BE A HUGE WEEK. ONE YEAR FROM NOW, PITTSBURGH WILL BE ON THE CLOCK HOSTING THE NFL DRAFT. RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S HERE IN GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN AND JUST OUTSIDE HISTORIC LAMBEAU FIELD. WE바카라 게임 웹사이트RE GETTING YOU READY FOR DRAFT DAY. AS WE TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE DRAFT AND PITTSBURGH바카라 게임 웹사이트S PLACE IN THAT ONLY ON FOUR, WE TALKED TO FORMER STEELERS GENERAL MANAGER KEVIN COLBERT, WHO OVERSAW 20 STEELER DRAFTS, SEVEN WITH BILL COWHER AND 13 MORE WITH MIKE TOMLIN. LET바카라 게임 웹사이트S SAY THERE바카라 게임 웹사이트S A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON A CERTAIN PLAYER, WHETHER YOU SHOULD TAKE HIM OR NOT. HOW DO YOU WORK THAT OUT, AND WHO HAS THE FINAL SAY? IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S ALWAYS BEEN A I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE SCOUTS HAVE BEEN OUT FOR A YEAR, SOMETIMES TWO YEARS ON, MAYBE THE UNDERCLASSMEN THAT THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트VE BEEN ABLE TO WATCH. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY COME TOGETHER. WE COME TOGETHER WITH THE COACHES WHENEVER THEIR FOOTBALL SEASON IS OVER AND WE START PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER. WE GET THROUGH THE COMBINE, WE GET THROUGH THE PRO DAYS, WE COME IN AND AGAIN, WE USED TO SIT FOR A GOOD THREE AND A HALF, SOMETIMES FOUR WEEKS, AND IF THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS, THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S WHEN YOU HAVE THEM. AND DIFFERENCES OF OPINIONS AND YOU JUST SHAPE IT ALL AND PULL IT ALL TOGETHER. AND ULTIMATELY IT COMES DOWN TO ONE OPINION. EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE TO TALK, BUT THEN ONCE THAT THOSE OPINIONS ARE HEARD, IT WAS UP TO MYSELF AND COACH EITHER COACH COWHER OR COACH TOMLIN TO PUT THAT FINAL RATING TOGETHER. TODAY IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S OMAR KHAN WHO SERVES AS GM AND WORKS ALONGSIDE MIKE TOMLIN ON DRAFT DAY. AND ONCE AGAIN, THE STEELERS, AT LEAST AT THE MOMENT, HAVE PICKED NUMBER 21 IN THE FIRST ROUND HERE IN GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, OUTSIDE LAMBEAU FIELD
An NFL team's former GM talks draft process: 'Ultimately it comes down to one opinion'
Updated: 12:01 AM EDT Apr 25, 2025
Pittsburgh is on the clock next year as it prepares to host the 2026 NFL draft. On Monday, Pittsburgh sister station WTAE spoke with former Steelers' general manager Kevin Colbert, who shared insights on the draft process.Colbert, who oversaw 20 Steelers drafts, seven with Bill Cowher as head coach, 13 with Mike Tomlin, shared his draft history. He explained the decision-making process when there is a difference of opinion on a player. "The scouts have been out for a year, sometimes two years, maybe the underclassmen that they've been able to watch him, you know, they come together, we come together with the coaches whenever their football season is over, and we start putting it all together," Colbert said. After that comes the Combine and then Pro Days, Colbert told WTAE."We used to sit for a good three and a half, sometimes four weeks. And if there are discussions, that's when you have them," Colbert said.Those discussions, he said, may lead to differences of opinions but help shape what the team wants to put it all together for the first pick. "And ultimately it comes down to one opinion. Everybody has a chance to talk, but then once those opinions are heard, it was up to myself and coach, either Coach Cowher or Coach Tomlin, to put that final rating together," Colbert said. Now, Omar Khan serves as the general manager with Mike Tomlin. The Steelers selected the big defensive tackle from the University of Oregon with the 21st overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft Thursday night.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Pittsburgh is on the clock next year as it prepares to host the 2026 NFL draft. On Monday, Pittsburgh sister station WTAE spoke with former Steelers' general manager Kevin Colbert, who shared insights on the draft process.
Colbert, who oversaw 20 Steelers drafts, seven with Bill Cowher as head coach, 13 with Mike Tomlin, shared his draft history. He explained the decision-making process when there is a difference of opinion on a player.
"The scouts have been out for a year, sometimes two years, maybe the underclassmen that they've been able to watch him, you know, they come together, we come together with the coaches whenever their football season is over, and we start putting it all together," Colbert said.
After that comes the Combine and then Pro Days, Colbert told WTAE.
"We used to sit for a good three and a half, sometimes four weeks. And if there are discussions, that's when you have them," Colbert said.
Those discussions, he said, may lead to differences of opinions but help shape what the team wants to put it all together for the first pick.
"And ultimately it comes down to one opinion. Everybody has a chance to talk, but then once those opinions are heard, it was up to myself and coach, either Coach Cowher or Coach Tomlin, to put that final rating together," Colbert said.
Now, Omar Khan serves as the general manager with Mike Tomlin. The Steelers selected the big defensive tackle from the University of Oregon with the 21st overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft Thursday night.